Lizars Challenge Tropen (Tropical) Model C
The Lizars Challenge Tropen (Tropical) Model C is an early 20th-century tropical-finish folding plate camera, sold under the Lizars name in the United Kingdom. Tropical models of this era were built with teak or polished hardwood bodies and brass fittings, intended for use in humid climates where standard leatherette-covered cameras deteriorated.
With only a single recorded UK auction result, the Challenge Tropen Model C is a thinly traded camera, and a meaningful price range cannot be quoted today. The one verified hammer price at saleroom level was £312 in November 2023, which gives a rough indication of what a presentable example sells for, though wholesale auction values for tropical-finish wooden cameras are highly condition-sensitive and a single data point should not be read as a firm market value.
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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| Nov 2023 | £312 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 251) Title: A J. Lizars Challenge Model C Tropen (Tropical) Quarter Plate Folding Camera
Description:
1905, teak, with Beck Symmetrical lens in Unicum shutter, body G-VG, shutter sticking on slow speeds, small chip to top left corner of body, bellows (Qty: 1) |
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| Nov 2018 | £240 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 1331) Title: A J. Lizars 'Challenge' Model C Tropical 4¾×6½" Hand & Stand Camera
Description:
1898-1902, teak, quarter plate reducing back, with C. P. Goerz Doppel-Anastigmat Series Ic No.0 f/6.8 120mm lens, serial no. 109283, body, VG, lens, |
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