A W. Watson & Sons Quarter Plate Hand Camera£270
30 Apr 2014 · Special Auction Services · lot 56hammer ↗
+ lens
Watson Hand Camera
camera
The Watson Hand Camera has 2 recorded sales: £270 (30 Apr 2014, Special Auction Services) and £300 (13 Jul 2000, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Tropical hand camera£300
13 Jul 2000 · Christie's · lot 299premium removed ↗
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Watson Hand Camera is an early hand-held plate camera, the type of compact wooden or metal-bodied stand-replacement made for amateur photographers around the turn of the 20th century. Completeness matters disproportionately to value: original plate holders, ground-glass back, leather case and maker's plate all lift the price, while missing or replaced parts depress it.
Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
What affects the price of a Watson Hand Camera?
Condition of the bellows, shutter and lens, completeness of plate holders and case, and the presence of original maker's markings are the main factors that move the value up or down.
Facts
- Maker
- Watson
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 13 Jul 2000
- Latest sale
- 30 Apr 2014
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Watson Hand Camera: 2 recorded sales, 2000–2014; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/w/watson/hand-camera/