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Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Ruby

The Thornton-Pickard Ruby is a British-made plate camera from the early decades of the 20th century, produced by the Manchester firm Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Co. It is a wooden-bodied folding field camera in the traditional English style, aimed at serious amateur and professional plate photographers of its era.

At UK auction today, hammer prices for the Thornton-Pickard Ruby have ranged from roughly £180 to £360, with the limited data suggesting a mid-point around £270 at saleroom level. Because these are wholesale auction results rather than retail asking prices, what a Ruby is worth in a dealer's cabinet will typically sit above this band, and condition of the bellows, shutter and woodwork drives most of the variance in what each example sells for.

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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
Jan 2023 £162 Flints Auctions
Apr 2021 £360 Flints Auctions
Feb 2004 £262 Christie's
Jul 2001 £164 Christie's
Jul 2001 £164 Christie's
Jul 2000 £176 Christie's
Jul 1999 £103 Christie's
Feb 1999 £103 Christie's
Jun 1998 £172 Christie's
Jan 1998 £149 Christie's

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