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Sands & Hunter Patent Camera

The Sands & Hunter Patent Camera is a British-made plate camera from the late 19th-century London trade, sold under the Sands & Hunter name during the wet- and dry-plate era. As a wooden patent-design plate camera it was aimed at studio and serious amateur photographers of its period.

Sales data for this model is extremely thin: a single recorded UK auction hammer result of £300 from 2006 is the only reference point available, so any current value estimate carries significant uncertainty. With no recent comparables, what a Sands & Hunter Patent Camera is worth today depends heavily on completeness, condition of the bellows and woodwork, and whether period plate holders or a lens are included. Buyers wanting to know how much one sells for should treat the £300 figure as a historic saleroom data point rather than a reliable guide to where a clean example would price now.

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
Nov 2006 EUR 300 Leitz Auction