Lizars Challenge Dayspool Stereo Tropical

{"overview":"The Lizars Challenge Dayspool Stereo Tropical is a tropical-finish stereo plate camera sold by the Glasgow optician and retailer J. Lizars under its Challenge house brand. At saleroom level — a wholesale hammer result, not a dealer asking price — tropical-bodied stereo cameras of this era are highly condition-sensitive, with the state of the woodwork, brass, bellows and shutter materially affecting what one is worth today in 2026.","buying_guide":"Inspect the teak or mahogany body for cracks, shrinkage and lifted veneer, and check that the brass fittings are present and not heavily pitted. Bellows on stereo cameras of this age commonly suffer pinholes at the corners, and any original shutter should be tested on both lens cells for consistent timing.

Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.