Houghton Ensign Special Reflex

camera

The Houghton Ensign Special Reflex has 2 recorded sales: £30 (3 Apr 2024, Flints Auctions) and £30 (13 Jul 2000, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.

A Houghton-Butcher Ensign-Special Reflex SLR Camera£30
3 Apr 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 149 · Cameras & Scientific Auctionpremium removed
+ lens
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

What it is

{"overview":"The Houghton Ensign Special Reflex is a British-made single-lens reflex roll-film camera from the early twentieth century, produced by the London firm Houghton (later Houghtons-Butcher \/ Ensign).

Generated summary, 19 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

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Questions

Is the Ensign Special Reflex a good user camera?

It is primarily a collector and display piece; the focal-plane shutter and bellows are usually the limiting factors, and most buyers value it for its history rather than as a practical shooter.

Facts

Maker
Houghton
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
13 Jul 2000
Latest sale
3 Apr 2024
Evidence
Sales only
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Houghton Ensign Special Reflex: 2 recorded sales, 2000–2024; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/houghton/ensign-special-reflex/

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