A Rochester Optical Premo A Hand and Stand Folding Plate Camera£90
30 Jan 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 470 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
+ lens
Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Premo A
camera
The Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Premo A has 2 recorded sales: £90 (30 Jan 2024, Flints Auctions) and £110 (1 Nov 2018, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
A Rochester Optical Co. Premo A 3¼×4¼" Camera£110
1 Nov 2018 · Flints Auctions · lot 1241 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
+ lens
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Premos
Premo (box)
1 saleSales onlyPremo (folding)
1 saleSales onlyPremo B
1 saleSales onlyPremo Sr
1 saleSales onlyPremo Supreme
1 saleSales onlyPremo C
0 salesNo sales yetPremo D
0 salesNo sales yetPremo Reflecting
0 salesNo sales yet
1 saleSales onlyPremo (folding)
1 saleSales onlyPremo B
1 saleSales onlyPremo Sr
1 saleSales onlyPremo Supreme
1 saleSales onlyPremo C
0 salesNo sales yetPremo D
0 salesNo sales yetPremo Reflecting
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
Is the Premo A a good collector's camera?
It appeals primarily to collectors of early American plate cameras and Rochester-made equipment rather than to users, and its value reflects that niche demand.
Facts
- Maker
- Rochester Camera Mfg. Co.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 1 Nov 2018
- Latest sale
- 30 Jan 2024
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Premo A: 2 recorded sales, 2018–2024; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/r/rochestercameramfg-co/premo-a/