A Large Ross 10x12 Mahogany & Brass Tailbaord Camera£620
29 Apr 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 483 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
Ross Tailboard Camera
camera
The Ross Tailboard Camera typically sells for £450 (median of 10 recorded sales, 1998–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£450
median of 10 sales, 1998–2026
Fair
Middle half of sales: £310–£635
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 11 →
A Ross Full Plate Mahogany Tailboard Camera£420
19 Nov 2020 · Flints Auctions · lot 459 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
+ lens
A Ross Full Plate Mahogany Tailboard Camera£400
1 Nov 2018 · Flints Auctions · lot 1342 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
+ lens
Ross Transitional camera, whole plate horizontal format mahogany and brass tailboard camera.£640
Tailboard camera£479
16 Nov 2004 · Christie's · lot 298premium removed ↗
+ lens
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.
Questions
What affects the value of a Ross Tailboard Camera?
Bellows condition, the integrity of the wooden body and brass fittings, and the presence of an original Ross brass lens and plate holders are the main factors that drive price.
Facts
- Maker
- Ross
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 10
- First sale
- 20 Aug 1998
- Latest sale
- 29 Apr 2026
- Median
- £450
- Middle half
- £310–£635
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Ross Tailboard Camera: typical sale price £450, the median of 10 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £310–£635 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/r/ross/tailboard-camera/