Stirn Vest Camera No.1£508
8 Jun 2024 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €600 · lot A00952hammer ↗
Stirn Vest Camera (6 exposures)
camera
The Stirn Vest Camera (6 exposures) sells for about £529 (median of only 7 recorded sales, 2005–2024; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£529
median of only 7 sales, 2005–2024
Indicative
Few sales. 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£519
Without the lowest sale£537
Every sale
A Stirn Vest 6 Exposure Camera£320
17 Nov 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 256 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
C.P. Stirn Vest Camera No.1£529
24 Nov 2018 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €600 · lot AI_33_36910hammer ↗
A Stirn 6 Exposure Vest Camera£400
1 Nov 2018 · Flints Auctions · lot 1246 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
+ lens
C.P Stirn Vest Camera Nr.1£695
6 Nov 2016 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €800 · lot AI_29_30045hammer ↗
C.P Stirn Vest Camera No.2£545
26 May 2007 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €800 · lot AI_11_16359hammer ↗
Stirn's Vest camera disc shaped concealed bright nickel plated camera.£750
What it is
{"overview":"The Stirn Vest Camera (6 exposures) is a 19th-century German concealed detective camera designed to be worn beneath a waistcoat, with the lens protruding through a buttonhole to expose six circular images on a single rotating glass plate.
Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Vests
Vest Camera (4 exposures, 4x4cm)
4 salesabout £681IndicativeVest Camera (6 exposures, w/box)
3 salesabout £1,286IndicativeVest Camera (4 exposures, 4x4cm, box)
1 saleSales onlyVest Camera (4 exposures, 6.5cm dia)
1 saleSales onlyVest Camera (4 exposures, Oberländer)
0 salesNo sales yet
4 salesabout £681IndicativeVest Camera (6 exposures, w/box)
3 salesabout £1,286IndicativeVest Camera (4 exposures, 4x4cm, box)
1 saleSales onlyVest Camera (4 exposures, 6.5cm dia)
1 saleSales onlyVest Camera (4 exposures, Oberländer)
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
What affects the price of a Stirn Vest Camera?
Completeness is the main driver of value: original plates, plate holders, case and intact nickel or brass plating all push the price higher, while missing accessories or damaged bodies pull it down.
Facts
- Maker
- Stirn
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 7
- First sale
- 25 Oct 2005
- Latest sale
- 8 Jun 2024
- Median
- £529
- Middle half
- £454–£620
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Stirn Vest Camera (6 exposures): about £529, the median of 7 recorded sales, 2005–2024 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/stirn/vest-camera-6-exposures/