Lancaster Kamrex
The Lancaster Kamrex is a British-made plate camera from the late 19th century, produced by J. Lancaster & Son of Birmingham. It is a wooden field/view camera intended for glass-plate photography, positioned within Lancaster's range of affordable amateur and professional plate outfits of that era.
Auction data for the Kamrex is extremely thin: a single UK saleroom hammer result from 2017 records £120 at the fall of the gavel (wholesale, before commission), so any view of what one is worth today rests on that lone data point. With only one sale on record, there is no reliable median or range to quote, and the price a clean example sells for in 2026 will depend heavily on completeness, condition of the bellows and woodwork, and whether original plate holders are present.
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 | |
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| Oct 2017 | £120 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 449) Title: A J. Lancaster & Son Kamrex Hand & Stand Camera
Description:
1900, with a J. Lancaster & Son 1/4 Plate Rectigraph f/7 brass lens, in Rauber & Wollensak shutter, body, G-VG, some deterioration to bellows, lens, |
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