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Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Folding

The Thornton-Pickard Folding is a folding plate camera from the British maker Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Co., a firm active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Folding plate cameras of this lineage were positioned as portable field instruments for glass-plate photography.

Sales data for this model is extremely thin: a single UK auction-hammer result from 2010 recorded £1,500 (wholesale, before commission). With only one data point, no reliable median or range can be quoted for what a Thornton-Pickard Folding is worth or sells for today in 2026.

Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
May 2010 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction