Ensign Selfix 820 Special
The Ensign Selfix 820 Special is a British folding roll-film camera that takes 120 film, produced by Houghton-Butcher (Ensign) in the post-war period. It sat at the upper end of the Selfix folder range when new, intended for photographers wanting a pocketable medium-format camera.
At UK auction in recent years, hammer prices for the Selfix 820 Special have ranged from about £110 to £210, with only a small number of recorded results to anchor a median near £160. Today the model trades in a thin market at saleroom level, so what one sells for depends heavily on shutter condition, bellows integrity and completeness of the case and finder.
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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| Aug 2023 | £40 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 91) Title: An Ensign Selfix 820 Special Rangefinder Folding Camera
Description:
An Ensign Selfix 820 Special Rangefinder Folding Camera, shutter working, rangefinder functions, body G, bellows G, some wear to corners, with Ross |
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| Mar 2023 | £112 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 297) Title: An Ensign Selfix 820 Special Medium Format Folding Camera
Description:
chrome, body G, RF patch clear & bright, with Ross London Xpres f/3.8 105mm lens, optics VG, some light dust present, shutter working but sticks on (Qty: 1) |
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| Nov 2004 | EUR 208 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 6 (Lot AI_6_23919) Title: Ensign Selfix 820 Special
Description:
rollfilm camera for 6x9cm (6x6cm), Ross Xpres 3.8/105mm in Epsilon shutter, with rangefinder, good condition, case Estimate: EUR 300 - EUR 350 |
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