View camera£120
15 May 2006 · Christie's · lot 304premium removed ↗
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Scovill View cameras
camera
The Scovill View cameras has 2 recorded sales: £120 (15 May 2006, Christie's) and £190 (14 Jan 1999, 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.
View camera£190
14 Jan 1999 · Christie's · lot 298premium removed ↗
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Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Are Scovill view cameras still usable?
Many surviving examples can still be used for large-format photography if the bellows are light-tight and a compatible lens and plate or film holders are fitted, though restoration is often required.
Facts
- Maker
- Scovill
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 14 Jan 1999
- Latest sale
- 15 May 2006
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Scovill View cameras: 2 recorded sales, 1999–2006; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/scovill/view-cameras/