Meagher Tailboard Stereo Camera

{"overview":"The Meagher Tailboard Stereo Camera is a British-made wooden tailboard view camera built for stereoscopic photography, with twin lenses producing paired plate negatives that, when viewed together, create a three-dimensional image. Because these are scarce wooden stereo cameras, hammer prices at auction are highly condition- and completeness-sensitive, with original lenses, matched shutters and intact bellows driving what a clean example sells for. Anyone trying to value a Meagher tailboard stereo in 2026 should treat the 2002 figure as indicative only and seek current comparable hammer results before relying on it.","buying_guide":"On any wooden tailboard camera the bellows are the most common failure point — check for pinholes, brittle leather and light-tight corners — along with the condition of the mahogany body, brass fittings and rack-and-pinion focusing. For a stereo example specifically, confirm that both lenses are present, matched and have working apertures or shutters, and that the plate back and any dark slides are original and undamaged.

Generated summary, 10 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.