Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Imperial Rollfilm

camera

The Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Imperial Rollfilm has 2 recorded sales: £40 (20 Oct 2017, Flints Auctions) and £135 (18 Nov 2006, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

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

A Thornton-Pickard Imperial Rollfilm folding Strut Camera£40
20 Oct 2017 · Flints Auctions · lot 459 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

What it is

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Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

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Questions

Is the Thornton-Pickard Imperial Rollfilm collectable?

It has interest as an early British rollfilm camera from a known Manchester maker, but with so little recent sales evidence the price a given example sells for can vary widely between buyers.

Facts

Maker
Thornton-pickardmfg. Co.
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
18 Nov 2006
Latest sale
20 Oct 2017
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Imperial Rollfilm: 2 recorded sales, 2006–2017; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/t/thornton-pickardmfg-co/imperial-rollfilm/

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