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    "answer": "The Lancaster Instantograph (early) sells for about £160 (median of only 5 recorded sales, 2009–2025; indicative).",
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            "title": "A Lancaster \"The 1899 Instantograph\" Half-Plate Camera",
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        {
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            "date": "2022-08-09",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "A J. Lancaster & Son Instantograph 1888 Model Half Plate Field Camera",
            "price": 350,
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            "gbp": 280,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": null,
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            "in_typical_price": true,
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        },
        {
            "id": 6450,
            "date": "2022-03-31",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "A J. Lancaster & Sons 'The 1894 Instantograph Patent' Half Plate Mahogany Field Camera",
            "price": 200,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 160,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": null,
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            "lot": "591"
        },
        {
            "id": 74955,
            "date": "2015-10-29",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "An Early J. Lancaster Instantograph Mahogany Camera",
            "price": 170,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 170,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": null,
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
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            "lot": "54"
        },
        {
            "id": 83037,
            "date": "2009-10-27",
            "venue": "Bonhams",
            "title": "Lancaster 1895 Instantograph patent camera qty",
            "price": 120,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 120,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": null,
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
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            "lot": "269"
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    ],
    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/l/lancaster/instantograph-early/sales/",
    "citation": "“Lancaster Instantograph (early): about £160, the median of 5 recorded sales, 2009–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/lancaster/instantograph-early/",
    "method": {
        "version": 1,
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
    },
    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880",
    "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made."
}