Superbe-Victo field camera£160
17 Jul 2001 · Christie's · lot 430premium removed ↗
+ lens
Houghton Victo Superbe
camera
The Houghton Victo Superbe has 1 recorded sale: £160 (17 Jul 2001, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Victos
Questions
Is the Houghton Victo Superbe a usable camera?
It is a plate-format folding camera, so practical use today requires working bellows, a functioning shutter and access to plate holders or a roll-film back, all of which should be checked before purchase.
Facts
- Maker
- Houghton
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 17 Jul 2001
- Latest sale
- 17 Jul 2001
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Houghton Victo Superbe: 1 recorded sale, July 2001; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/houghton/victo-superbe/