Stirn L'Invisible

camera

The Stirn L'Invisible sells for about £917 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2009–2014; indicative, one source, old).

Typical sale price
about£917

median of only 4 sales, 2009–2014

Indicativeone sourceold
£665£804£1,029£1,080

Few sales, all from Leitz Photographica Auction. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.

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

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£804
Without the lowest sale£1,029

Every sale

What it is

{"overview":"The Stirn L'Invisible is a late-19th-century concealed detective camera made in Germany, designed to be worn beneath a waistcoat with the lens protruding through a buttonhole to take circular dry-plate exposures. With just one verified hammer price on file, the wider value range in today's market cannot be reliably stated, and what a Stirn L'Invisible is worth in 2026 will depend heavily on completeness, condition, and which specific size variant is offered.","buying_guide":"As a wood, brass and leather instrument well over a century old, condition is the dominant value driver: inspect the body covering for splits, the brass fittings for corrosion, and the shutter mechanism for function.

Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Facts

Maker
Stirn
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
4
First sale
5 Dec 2009
Latest sale
22 Mar 2014
Median
£917
Middle half
£769–£1,042
Evidence
Indicative · one source, old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Stirn L'Invisible: about £917, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2009–2014 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/stirn/linvisible/

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