A Thornton Pickard Ruby Stereo Mahogany & Brass Folding Camera Outfit£620
26 Jan 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 354 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
awaiting classification · not in the price+ lens
Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Ruby Stereo
camera
The Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Ruby Stereo sells for about £575 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2002–2017; indicative, old).
Typical sale price
about£575
median of only 4 sales, 2002–2017
Indicativeold
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£450
Without the lowest sale£700
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
A Thornton-Pickard 'Ruby' Stereo Half Plate Field Camera£450
20 Oct 2017 · Flints Auctions · lot 193 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
A Thornton Pickard Ruby Stereo Mahogany Field Camera£800
1 Jul 2015 · Special Auction Services · lot 366hammer ↗
+ lens
Ruby stereoscopic field camera£350
9 May 2003 · Christie's · lot 246premium removed ↗
+ lens
Stereo Unit Folding Ruby camera£700
11 Dec 2002 · Christie's · lot 90premium removed ↗
+ lensboxed
What it is
{"overview":"The Thornton-Pickard Ruby Stereo is a British-made stereoscopic plate camera, produced by the Manchester firm Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Co. for taking paired exposures used in stereo viewing. With only two tracked hammer results, both from the early 2000s, condition, completeness of the original stereo lens pairing and presence of plate holders heavily influence what an example sells for today in 2026.","buying_guide":"Inspect the wooden bodywork for shrinkage, splits and loose joints, and check that the leather bellows are light-tight at the corners and folds.
Generated summary, 11 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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3 salesabout £40IndicativeRuby (rollfilm)
2 salesSales onlyRuby Bijou
0 salesNo sales yetRuby Focal
0 salesNo sales yetRuby Speed
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
What affects the price of a Ruby Stereo today?
Condition of the wood and bellows, a working shutter, and the presence of both original lenses and plate holders are the main factors; incomplete cameras are worth noticeably less than those offered as a full outfit.
Facts
- Maker
- Thornton-pickardmfg. Co.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 4
- First sale
- 11 Dec 2002
- Latest sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Median
- £575
- Middle half
- £425–£725
- Evidence
- Indicative · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Ruby Stereo: about £575, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2002–2017 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/t/thornton-pickardmfg-co/ruby-stereo/