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Krügener Simplex Magazine Camera

The Krügener Simplex Magazine Camera is an early German plate-style magazine camera, a body type that loaded a stack of dry plates internally and advanced them between exposures. It was produced by the Dr. Rudolf Krügener works in Frankfurt during the late 19th century, when magazine cameras were sold as a more convenient alternative to single-plate field cameras.

Auction evidence for this model is extremely thin: the only recorded UK saleroom hammer result is £1,823 from November 2004, so any current value figure carries wide uncertainty. As of today, a comparable clean example would likely sell for a similar four-figure sum at auction, but the price a Krügener Simplex sells for is highly condition-sensitive and dependent on completeness of the magazine mechanism and original case. These figures are wholesale hammer prices and exclude buyer's premium.

Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
Nov 2004 EUR 1,823 Leitz Auction