(iv) A Shew XIT Aluminium Quarter Plate Folding Camera£130
7 Jul 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 396 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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Shew Aluminum Xit
camera
The Shew Aluminum Xit typically sells for £165 (median of 10 recorded sales, 2006–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£165
median of 10 sales, 2006–2026
Fair
Middle half of sales: £130–£255
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Over time
Every sale since 2006; no trend line.
Latest sales All 10 →
A Shew & Co. Aluminium Xit Quarter Plate Strut Camera£80
22 Jul 2025 · Special Auction Services · lot 9 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
A Shew Co Aluminium Xit Half Plate Camera£130
16 Apr 2024 · Special Auction Services · lot 33 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
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A Shew & Co. Xit Aluminium Mahogany Strut Camera£180
29 Apr 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 308 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
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A Shew & Co. Xit Aluminium Mahogany Strut Camera£150
29 Apr 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 307 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
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What it is
{"overview":"The Shew Aluminum Xit is a British-made folding plate camera from the late Victorian and Edwardian era, built by J.F. Shew & Co. of London.
Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why does the price vary so much?
The value of an Aluminum Xit depends on bellows condition, presence of original plate holders and ground glass, and whether the shutter still functions; cosmetically poor or incomplete examples sell for a fraction of clean ones.
Facts
- Maker
- Shew
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 10
- First sale
- 22 Nov 2006
- Latest sale
- 7 Jul 2026
- Median
- £165
- Middle half
- £130–£255
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Shew Aluminum Xit: typical sale price £165, the median of 10 recorded sales, 2006–2026, middle half £130–£255 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/shew/aluminum-xit/