Wratten & Wainwright Tailboard camera

{"overview":"The Wratten & Wainwright Tailboard camera is a wooden plate camera of the type produced in Britain in the late 19th century, named for the hinged tailboard at the rear that supported the focusing track. As of today that figure is the only datapoint to anchor what a Wratten & Wainwright Tailboard camera is worth, so any current value estimate carries wide uncertainty and the price an individual example sells for at saleroom level will hinge heavily on completeness, condition and provenance.","buying_guide":"On any wooden tailboard camera the points to inspect are the bellows for pinholes and corner splits, the wood for cracks or shrinkage at the joints, the brass fittings for completeness, and the focusing track and tailboard hinge for free movement.

Generated summary, 5 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.