The Lancaster Special Brass Bound Instantograph is a late-Victorian British field camera, built as a wooden plate camera with brass binding for added durability. Lancaster of Birmingham produced Instantograph models from the 1880s onwards, positioning them as affordable plate cameras for amateur and serious hobbyist use.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Special Brass Bound Instantograph have sat in the £50–£80 range across the two tracked sales, with a median around £65 — wholesale saleroom results that exclude buyer's and seller's commission. As of 2026, this keeps the model firmly in the entry-level antique-camera bracket, where condition of the bellows, brasswork and woodwork drives what a clean example is worth.