A W. Watson & Sons Mahogany Quarter Plate Monorail Lab Camera£230
20 Oct 2017 · Flints Auctions · lot 398 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
Watson Monorail Camera
camera
The Watson Monorail Camera has 1 recorded sale: £230 (20 Oct 2017, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Facts
- Maker
- Watson
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Latest sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Watson Monorail Camera: 1 recorded sale, October 2017; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/w/watson/monorail-camera/