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Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Pony Premo No.5

The Pony Premo No.5 is a folding plate camera made by the Rochester Camera Manufacturing Company, an American maker active in the late 19th and early turn-of-the-20th-century period. It sits within the Premo family of folding plate cameras aimed at amateur photographers of that era.

Auction evidence for the Pony Premo No.5 is thin: the only recorded UK hammer result in our sales history is £132 in October 2017, which gives a single data point rather than a true range. Because that figure is a wholesale saleroom result rather than a retail asking price, what a Pony Premo No.5 sells for today at auction depends heavily on cosmetic condition, completeness of the bellows and plate holders, and the presence of the original lens and shutter.

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.

Date Price Source
Oct 2017 £132 Flints Auctions