Lancaster Ladies Camera (tailboard)

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The Lancaster Ladies Camera (tailboard) has 1 recorded sale: £380 (20 Oct 2017, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.

A J. Lancaster & Son 'The Ladies' Quarter Plate Mahogany Tailbaord Camera£380
20 Oct 2017 · Flints Auctions · lot 232 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

What it is

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Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

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Questions

Is the Lancaster Ladies Camera collectable?

As a Victorian British tailboard plate camera it has display and collector appeal, but the very limited sales record means market liquidity is low and prices are case-by-case.

Facts

Maker
Lancaster
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
1
First sale
20 Oct 2017
Latest sale
20 Oct 2017
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Lancaster Ladies Camera (tailboard): 1 recorded sale, October 2017; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/lancaster/ladies-camera-tailboard/

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