Ideal studio camera£150
6 Sep 2005 · Christie's · lot 314premium removed ↗
+ lens
Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Ideal
camera
The Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Ideal has 1 recorded sale: £150 (6 Sep 2005, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Facts
- Maker
- Rochester Camera Mfg. Co.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 6 Sep 2005
- Latest sale
- 6 Sep 2005
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Ideal: 1 recorded sale, September 2005; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/r/rochestercameramfg-co/ideal/