A Rochester Optical "Universal" Full Plate Camera£30
25 Jun 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 371 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
+ lens
Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Universal
camera
The Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Universal has 1 recorded sale: £30 (25 Jun 2025, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 11 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Are parts and service available for the Rochester Universal?
Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. ceased operations long ago, so no factory support exists; bellows can be replaced by specialist makers, but lenses and plate holders generally have to be sourced second-hand.
Facts
- Maker
- Rochester Camera Mfg. Co.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 25 Jun 2025
- Latest sale
- 25 Jun 2025
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Universal: 1 recorded sale, June 2025; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/r/rochestercameramfg-co/universal/