The Vive No.3 is an early box-style plate camera from the Vive Camera Co., a US maker active in the late 1890s. It was a budget detective-style camera aimed at amateur photographers in the era when dry-plate and roll-film snapshot photography was first becoming widely accessible.

Sales data for the Vive No.3 is very thin: the only recorded UK auction hammer result we have is £31 from September 2023, so today's market value sits around that level for a complete example. Because this is a wholesale saleroom price rather than a dealer asking figure, retail prices for a presentable Vive No.3 in 2026 can sit somewhat higher, and condition is the main driver of what one sells for.