Perken Tailboard camera

{"overview":"The Perken Tailboard camera is a British-made wood-and-brass plate camera of the tailboard pattern, built for studio and field use with sheet-film or plate holders. These figures are saleroom hammer results and exclude buyer's and seller's commission, so the gross cost to a buyer sits above what is printed here.","buying_guide":"Inspect the bellows for pinholes and corner splits, check the wooden bed and rising front for cracks or missing screws, and confirm the focusing rack and clamp still lock firmly. Brass trim should be present and complete, and any fitted lens and shutter should be checked for matching Perken markings, since mismatched later lenses reduce collector value.

Generated summary, 22 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.