Pontiac Folding Camera
camera
The Pontiac Folding Camera has 1 recorded sale: £10 (26 Jan 2022, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
What it is
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Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Pontiac Folding Camera a good buy?
At entry-level prices it can be an inexpensive way to try French folding-camera shooting, provided the bellows are light-tight and the shutter works. Spend time inspecting before purchase, as service support is effectively non-existent.
Facts
- Maker
- Pontiac
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 26 Jan 2022
- Latest sale
- 26 Jan 2022
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Pontiac Folding Camera: 1 recorded sale, January 2022; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/p/pontiac/folding-camera/