Sands, Hunter & Co. Field cameras

camera

The Sands, Hunter & Co. Field cameras has 2 recorded sales: £80 (9 Sep 2003, Christie's) and £80 (9 Sep 2003, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.

Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

What it is

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Generated summary, 8 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Questions

Are Sands, Hunter & Co. field cameras usable today?

As wooden plate cameras they can still be used for large-format photography if the bellows, ground glass and plate holders are intact, though sourcing film holders sized to the original back is often the main practical hurdle.

Facts

Maker
Sands, Hunter & Co.
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
9 Sep 2003
Latest sale
9 Sep 2003
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Sands, Hunter & Co. Field cameras: 2 recorded sales, September 2003; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/sands-hunter-co/field-cameras/

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