Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Special Ruby Reflex
camera
The Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Special Ruby Reflex sells for about £40 (median of only 8 recorded sales, 1998–2024; indicative).
median of only 8 sales, 1998–2024
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
How much does one sale move this?
Every sale
What it is
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Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Specials
Questions
Is the Special Ruby Reflex a usable camera or a collector's item?
At this price level it is generally bought as a display or restoration piece; the focal-plane shutter and plate back can be made to work, but sourcing plates, holders and service is the main obstacle.
Facts
- Maker
- Thornton-pickardmfg. Co.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 8
- First sale
- 19 Mar 1998
- Latest sale
- 20 Aug 2024
- Median
- £40
- Middle half
- £38–£63
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Thornton-pickardmfg. Co. Special Ruby Reflex: about £40, the median of 8 recorded sales, 1998–2024 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/t/thornton-pickardmfg-co/special-ruby-reflex/