The Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Universal is a wood-and-brass plate camera from the late 19th-century American view-camera tradition. Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. produced a range of folding field and view cameras during this period, and the Universal sat within that line as a general-purpose plate model.

Sales data for the Rochester Universal is very limited: a single UK auction hammer result from June 2025 recorded a price of £38. With only one data point available in 2026, it is not possible to quote a reliable range or median for what the camera is worth today, and condition, completeness of the bellows, and the presence of a usable lens will heavily influence what any given example sells for at saleroom level.