Perken Optimus Detective

{"overview":"The Perken Optimus Detective is a late-Victorian British detective camera, a category of plate cameras designed to be used discreetly and disguised as everyday objects or plain boxes. Because this is a wholesale auction figure rather than a retail price, dealer asking prices for a comparable example today would typically sit higher, and the value of any individual camera is highly condition-sensitive given its age.","buying_guide":"Inspect the wooden body and leather covering for shrinkage, splits and lifting, and check the bellows (if fitted) for light-tight pinholes.

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