The Lancaster Instantograph is a 19th-century British plate camera, made in Birmingham by J. Lancaster & Son. The early variants are wooden-bodied field cameras designed for glass plates, sold from the 1880s onward as general-purpose outfits for amateur and professional use.

At UK auction in recent years, hammer prices for early Lancaster Instantograph examples have sat in a narrow £160–£200 band, with a median around £180 from the limited record set available today. Because these are wholesale saleroom results rather than retail prices, dealer-restored or complete outfits with original lens, plate holders and case typically sell for considerably more, while incomplete or worn bodies fetch less.