A J. Lancaster ''The Special Instantograph'' Half Plate Mahogany & Brass Field Camera£80
25 Nov 2025 · Special Auction Services · lot 1 · Fine Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
Lancaster Special Brass Bound Instantograph
camera
The Lancaster Special Brass Bound Instantograph has 2 recorded sales: £80 (25 Nov 2025, Special Auction Services) and £50 (15 Aug 2023, Special Auction Services). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
A Lancaster special Instantograph Mahogany & Brass Quarter Plate Camera£50
15 Aug 2023 · Special Auction Services · lot 192 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Specials
Questions
What affects the value of a Brass Bound Instantograph?
Condition of the bellows, integrity of the woodwork and brass binding, and the presence of an original lens and plate holders are the main factors that move the price within the observed range.
Facts
- Maker
- Lancaster
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 15 Aug 2023
- Latest sale
- 25 Nov 2025
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Lancaster Special Brass Bound Instantograph: 2 recorded sales, 2023–2025; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/lancaster/special-brass-bound-instantograph/