The Thornton-Pickard Patent Tourist is a British-made plate camera from the early field/folding era of large-format photography. It was offered as a portable wooden-bodied instrument aimed at touring and outdoor photographers when new.

Evidence on what a Patent Tourist sells for is thin: a single UK saleroom record from October 2017 shows a hammer price of £180, which is the only data point available for current value benchmarking in 2026. With just one auction result on file, any worth estimate is indicative rather than a reliable median, and condition, completeness of original fittings, and the presence of a working shutter and lens will move prices significantly either side of that figure.