Sanderson tropical hand camera no. 26129£249
17 Sep 2002 · Christie's · lot 268premium removed ↗
+ lens
Sanderson Tropical
camera
The Sanderson Tropical has 1 recorded sale: £249 (17 Sep 2002, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Sanderson Tropical is a wood-bodied British field camera built for use in hot and humid climates, with brass fittings and tropical hardwood construction in place of the leatherette and steel used on standard models. Condition of the wood, brass and bellows is the dominant variable, and a clean, complete example with original lens and shutter would be expected to sell for materially more today than a stripped or shrunken one.","buying_guide":"Inspect the teak or mahogany body for shrinkage cracks, check that the brass fittings are tight and unpolished through to bare metal, and test the bellows in a dark room for pinholes, as replacements are expensive and specialist.
Generated summary, 4 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why is the Tropical version more collectable than a standard Sanderson?
Tropical-specification cameras were built in smaller numbers using hardwood and brass for use in humid climates, and that scarcity together with their visual appeal generally supports a price premium over standard leather-covered Sanderson field cameras.
Facts
- Maker
- Sanderson
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 17 Sep 2002
- Latest sale
- 17 Sep 2002
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Sanderson Tropical: 1 recorded sale, September 2002; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/sanderson/tropical/