Kennedy Instruments Ltd K.I. Monobar
camera
The Kennedy Instruments Ltd K.I. Monobar has 1 recorded sale: £180 (11 Jun 2024, Special Auction Services). That is too few for a typical price.
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Other recorded sales All 2 →
What it is
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Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the K.I. Monobar a large-format camera?
Yes, it is a monorail view camera intended for sheet-film use, with the standards-on-rail layout typical of large-format technical cameras.
Facts
- Maker
- Kennedy Instruments Ltd
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 11 Jun 2024
- Latest sale
- 11 Jun 2024
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Kennedy Instruments Ltd K.I. Monobar: 1 recorded sale, June 2024; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/kennedy-instruments-ltd/k-i-monobar/