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            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
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            "id": 4321,
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            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
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            "id": 4320,
            "date": "2019-04-26",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "A Taylor Hobson Ortal f/2 50mm Lens",
            "price": 780,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 650,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": "50mm f/2",
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            "lot": "402"
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        {
            "id": 4319,
            "date": "2019-04-26",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "A Taylor Hobson Ortal f/2 50mm Lens",
            "price": 840,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 700,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
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    "citation": "“Taylor, Taylor, & Hobson Ortal 50mm f/2: typical sale price £345, the median of 14 recorded sales, 2019–2026, middle half £240–£603 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/t/taylor-taylor-hobson/ortal/v/50mm-f-2/",
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        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
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    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880",
    "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made."
}