Mackenstein Field Camera (tailboard)

{"overview":"The Mackenstein Field Camera (tailboard) is a French-made wooden tailboard field camera, a folding plate format design of the type used for large-format photography from the late nineteenth century onward. Because that figure is a wholesale auction-hammer result from nearly three decades ago, it should not be read as what a Mackenstein tailboard is worth today, and any present-day estimate of value or likely sells-for price would require fresh comparable sales.","buying_guide":"On any wooden tailboard camera, inspect the bellows for pinholes and corner wear, check the focusing rack and tailboard hinges for play, and confirm the ground glass and back are intact and original.

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