Watson Stereo Tailboard
The Watson Stereo Tailboard is a wooden tailboard-style stereo plate camera, a 19th-century field-camera design used to capture paired images for stereoscopic viewing. Tailboard cameras of this type were typically constructed in mahogany with brass fittings and folded flat for transport.
Sales data for the Watson Stereo Tailboard is extremely thin: a single recorded UK auction hammer result of £705 from 2001 is the only reference point, so a current market value or median cannot be reliably stated as of today. Condition of the bellows, woodwork and any original lenses or plate holders has a significant effect on what these wooden stereo cameras sell for at saleroom level, and a one-off result from over twenty years ago should be treated as indicative rather than a current price guide.
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.
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| Nov 2016 | EUR 1,600 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 30 (Lot AI_30_34516) Title: Watson & Sons 8x10" Stereo Tailboard Camera
Description:
mahogany stereo camera in beautiful condition, original brown bellows, complete brass fittings, with matching Lancaster & Son Rectigraph brass lenses and one double film holder Estimate: EUR 3,200 - EUR 3,600 |
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| Sep 2001 | £705 | Christie's | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 272) Title: Stereo tailboard camera
Description:
Stereo tailboard camera Estimate: £400 - £600 |
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| Jul 1999 | £460 | Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 127) Title: Stereoscopic tailboard camera no. 195
Description:
Stereoscopic tailboard camera no. 195 Estimate: £200 - £400 |
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