A Wirgin Gewir Folding Plate Camera£80
18 Apr 2023 · Special Auction Services · lot 125 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
Wirgin Gewir
camera · c1936 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
The Wirgin Gewir has 2 recorded sales: £80 (18 Apr 2023, Special Auction Services) and £397 (24 Nov 2018, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Wirgin Gewir Speed Camera£397
24 Nov 2018 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €450 · lot AI_33_36589hammer ↗
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$65–100
McKeown’s 1997–98: $65–100 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
Double extension with rack and pinion focusing. Rise and cross front with micrometer movement. Lenses: Gewironar 2.9 f3.5; Wirgin Zeranar f3.8; Meyer Trioplan f2.9/105mm lens. Compur shutter.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 393
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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.
Questions
Is the Wirgin Gewir a common camera at UK auctions?
No — sales history is sparse, with just one recorded UK auction result, so opportunities to buy or benchmark value are infrequent.
Facts
- Maker
- Wirgin
- Type
- camera
- Years made
- c1936 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 24 Nov 2018
- Latest sale
- 18 Apr 2023
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Wirgin Gewir: 2 recorded sales, 2018–2023; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/w/wirgin/gewir/