Lechner 16-Lens Camera
The Lechner 16-Lens Camera is a camera. CameraWorth tracks 1 auction record for this model, with prices ranging from £1,500 to £1,500 (median £1,500).
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.
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| May 2010 | EUR 1,500 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 17 (Lot AI_17_11413) Title: R.Lechner Multiplikator Kamera
Description:
Very rare copying camera with 16 lenses for 9x12cm exposures on plates, the box shaped camera is mounted on a hinged wooden base which opens to a 70cm carrier for the image holder (not included), on bottom circular metal plaque 'R. LECHNER (WILH. MÜLLER) K.u.K. Hof-Manufaktur für Photographie Fabrik Photographischer Apparate u. Utensilien Wien 31, Graben 31'. This kind of multiple lens camera first appeared around 1870 and was exclusively used to copy and reduce 'Carte de Visite' portraits to the size of a stamp. See 'Michel Auer (1990), The Guide to Antique Cameras no. 2457' for a similar camera. Estimate: EUR 2,500 - EUR 3,000 |
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