Levy-roth Minnigraph
The Levy-Roth Minnigraph is an early subminiature still camera produced in Berlin in the 1910s, among the first commercially sold cameras designed for very small format roll or strip film. It was positioned as a compact pocket instrument at a time when most cameras were considerably larger plate-based devices.
At UK saleroom level, the two recorded hammer results for the Minnigraph sit between £1,000 and £3,000, with both sales falling within the collector-grade specialist subminiature bracket rather than general-use camera pricing. As of 2026 the value is heavily condition- and completeness-sensitive, and because so few examples appear publicly the price a Minnigraph sells for can vary widely from one auction to the next.
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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| Jun 2022 | EUR 1,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 40 (Lot AI_40_40203) Title: Levy-Roth Berlin Minnigraph
Description:
Very important camera considered as the first 35mm photo camera, for 18x24mm exposures, forerunner of the Leica, in user condition, with Pentagraph Berlin f3.0 lens, including 1 spool Estimate: EUR 2,000 - EUR 2,400 |
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| Mar 2014 | EUR 650 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 25 (Lot AI_25_29600) Title: Levy-Roth Berlin Minnigraph
Description:
classic camera for 18x24mm exposures, forerunner of Leica, fast brass Minnigraph 3.0 lens, one spool inside Estimate: EUR 800 - EUR 900 |
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| May 2013 | EUR 3,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 23 (Lot AI_23_10956) Title: Levy-Roth Berlin Minnigraph
Description:
classic camera for 18x24mm exposures, forerunner of Leica, fast Minnigraph 3.0 lens, in original condition Estimate: EUR 1,200 - EUR 1,500 |
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| May 2004 | EUR 2,188 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 5 (Lot AI_5_23458) Title: Levy-Roth Minnigraph
Description:
classical camera for exposures in 18x24mm format on cine film (pre-Leica), Pentagraph 3.0 lens, good condition with both cassettes Estimate: EUR 1,915 - EUR 798 |
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