Mackenstein Jumelle
The Mackenstein Jumelle is an early French stereo-format plate camera, produced by the Paris-based maker Mackenstein in the late 19th and early 20th century. Its binocular-style 'jumelle' body housed twin lenses for paired exposures on glass plates, a layout popular with amateur photographers of that era.
At UK auction, hammer prices for recorded Mackenstein Jumelle examples have ranged from £140 to £310, with a midpoint around £225. With only a small number of saleroom results on file, what a Jumelle is worth today depends heavily on completeness, plate-holder inventory and cosmetic condition, and individual sales can fall outside that band.
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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| Jan 2024 | £62 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 290) Title: A H. Mackenstein Jumelle Photographique Magazine Plate Camera
Description:
circa 1895, 9 x 12cm, with a Carl Zeiss Jena Anastigmat f/8 136mm lens, shutter not working, body G, lens F-G, with magazine back and five dark |
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| Nov 2005 | EUR 140 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 8 (Lot AI_8_25621) Title: Mackenstein Jumelle
Description:
9x12cm, Goerz Dagor series III 6.8/150mm no.186522, adjustable lens plate, magazine for 12 plates 9x12cm, in good condition Estimate: EUR 250 - EUR 300 |
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| Nov 2005 | EUR 310 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 8 (Lot AI_8_25642) Title: Mackenstein Jumelle Photographique
Description:
6x13cm, leather-covered wooden body with a pair of Goerz Anastigmat series III No.00 90mm lenses, caps, guillotine shutter and large Newton finder, magazine back, in good original condition Estimate: EUR 250 - EUR 300 |
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