Hans Pöck Patent Detective camera£1,413
10 Mar 2018 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,600 · lot AI_32_36380hammer ↗
Pöck Patent Detective Camera
camera
The Pöck Patent Detective Camera has 2 recorded sales: £1,413 (10 Mar 2018, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £2,309 (22 Nov 2003, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Hans Pöck Pöck´s Patent Detective camera£2,309
22 Nov 2003 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €3,333 · lot AI_4_22464hammer ↗
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Pöck Patent Detective Camera is an early German-made detective camera, a category of compact, disguised or concealed cameras produced in the late 19th century for discreet photography.
Generated summary, 17 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why does the price vary so much?
Detective cameras of this period are valued for rarity, completeness, and condition, so the presence of original fittings, a working shutter, and intact bodywork can shift the price materially.
Facts
- Maker
- Pöck
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 22 Nov 2003
- Latest sale
- 10 Mar 2018
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Pöck Patent Detective Camera: 2 recorded sales, 2003–2018; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/p/p-ck/patent-detective-camera/