Smedley & Co. Up-to-Date
camera
The Smedley & Co. Up-to-Date has 1 recorded sale: £240 (20 Oct 2017, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
What it is
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Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Facts
- Maker
- Smedley & Co.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Latest sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Smedley & Co. Up-to-Date: 1 recorded sale, October 2017; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/smedley-co/up-to-date/