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Ross Tailboard Camera

The Ross Tailboard Camera is a British-made wood-and-brass tailboard view camera, a large-format plate camera type produced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tailboards of this kind were used with glass plates and brass-bound lenses, and were positioned as general-purpose studio and field cameras in their day.

At UK auction, hammer prices recorded for the Ross Tailboard Camera sit between roughly £130 and £320, with the two logged sales averaging around £220 — these are saleroom hammer results rather than retail asking prices. Values today are highly condition-sensitive, and examples retaining their original Ross brass lens tend to sell for more than bodies offered without optics.

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Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
Nov 2020 £521 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £480 Flints Auctions
Nov 2004 £573 Christie's
Mar 2001 £188 Christie's
Jan 2000 £977 Christie's
Jan 2000 £805 Christie's
Sep 1999 £126 Christie's
Aug 1998 £322 Christie's

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