Aptus ferrotype camera£280
17 Jul 2001 · Christie's · lot 338premium removed ↗
+ lens
Moore & Co. Aptus Ferrotype Camera
camera
The Moore & Co. Aptus Ferrotype Camera has 2 recorded sales: £280 (17 Jul 2001, Christie's) and £55 (25 Nov 1999, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Aptus Ferrotype camera£55
25 Nov 1999 · Christie's · lot 504premium removed ↗
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 8 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Aptus
Questions
What type of camera is the Aptus Ferrotype?
It is a ferrotype (tintype) camera, designed to expose direct-positive images onto thin iron plates rather than film or glass negatives.
Facts
- Maker
- Moore & Co.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 25 Nov 1999
- Latest sale
- 17 Jul 2001
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Moore & Co. Aptus Ferrotype Camera: 2 recorded sales, 1999–2001; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/m/moore-co/aptus-ferrotype-camera/