Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Aerial Camera

camera

The Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Aerial Camera has 2 recorded sales: £220 (17 Jul 2001, Christie's) and £1,400 (14 Oct 1999, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.

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

What it is

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Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Other Aerials

Aerial Camera Type C
2 salesSales only

Questions

Why do prices for this camera vary so widely?

Aerial cameras were built in small numbers for service use, so survival condition, military provenance and the presence of original plate holders and lens drive each example's value far more than for mass-market consumer cameras.

Facts

Maker
Thornton-pickardmfg. Co.
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
14 Oct 1999
Latest sale
17 Jul 2001
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Aerial Camera: 2 recorded sales, 1999–2001; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/t/thornton-pickardmfg-co/aerial-camera/

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