| |  | 4678. Camelot Camera by S. J. Levi & Co, London, quarter plate, front focusing mahogany and brass compact field camera with maker's inset plate, acromat lens having telescopic focusing and wheel of stops and one double dark slide. Cameras by this company ( Samuel Joseph Levi and partner Alexander James Jones at 71 Farrington Road London EC and later at 29 Hoxton Square, Old St.) are relatively rare. 'Camelot' is not recorded as a model name in 'British Camera Makers' by Channing & Dunn 1996. | Price: £158.00 Guide Prices: $316 €.205 |
| |  | 4874. Butcher's National Field Camera A good compact quarter plate version of this usually half plate field tapered bellows camera in mahogany, extensively brass mounted, double extension & reversing back, rising front. Handsome in entirely original finish . Brass barrel Thornton Pickard Beck Symmetrical lens in string wound Thornton Pickard type roller blind shutter. One double dark slide. Neat matching leather reinforcement added to front of bellows on one side, else excellent. | Price: £210.00 Guide Prices: $421 €.274 |
| |  | 4955. Thornton Pickard 'Ruby' Field Camera half plate (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches) in dark mahogany and brass, with tapered, square cornered, leather bellows, inset plate ; 'Patent Thornton Pickard Ruby Camera' together with brass barrelled Thornton Pickard Rapid Aplanat lens Rising front (bellows and front wide enough for stereo lenses) Double extension by rack and pinion. T.P. reversing spring back and two matching double dark slides. Turntable ring in base professionally replaced with a single screw tripod mount. all excellent, the brass mostly having the original lacquer. | Price: £200.00 Guide Prices: $400 €.260 |
| |  | 4958. Mahogany and brass field camera half plate. Double extension by rack and pinion with tapered, square cornered, black leather bellows, rapid rectilinear type brass barrelled lens with cap set in a rising front. Back can be clamped forward on the baseboard for very close or wide angle photography. Some brownish areas to original lacquered brass but generally excellent. Two double dark slides. | Price: £189.00 Guide Prices: $379 €.246 |
| |  | 4962. TRIPLE VICTO field (view) camera by Houghtons, England. The same manufacturers of the famous 'Sanderson' cameras. A 1/2 plate (6 1/2 inch x 4 3/4 inch ) triple extension mahogany and brass folding, tapered bellows, field camera. Cross, rise, tilt front. swing, tilt, reversing rear. Original lacquer and wood in very good condition. Busch's Rapid Symmetrical f8 lens in a working Thornton Picard roller blind shutter , With three double dark slides, lens cap, head cloth and original canvas case (broken leather strap.) The camera appears to be useable with excellent original bellows. (JBT)1772 (JBT)1772 Note: Price does not include illustrated tripod which is £30 extra plus postage. This is because overseas postage for this included is high relative to the value. I can quote if you want this option. | Price: £294.00 Guide Prices: $589 €.383 |
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