Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Ruby de Luxe Reflex
The Ruby de Luxe Reflex is a plate-format single-lens reflex camera produced by Thornton-Pickard, the Manchester-based maker active from the late nineteenth century into the early twentieth. It belongs to the wood-and-leather SLR tradition, aimed at serious amateur and professional photographers of its period.
Sales data for the Ruby de Luxe Reflex is very thin: a single recorded UK auction hammer result from March 2023 sold for £38, which sets the only datapoint for what this model is currently worth at saleroom level. With just one sale on file, that figure should be treated as indicative rather than a reliable median, and prices in 2026 will swing widely based on completeness, lens fitment, and cosmetic condition.
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 | |
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| Mar 2023 | £38 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 311) Title: A Thornton Pickard Ruby de Luxe Reflex Quarter Plate SLR Body
Description:
black, circa 1930, with a reversible lens box and top and rear focusing screens, shutter not working, no mirror, body VG, together with an Air |
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