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A Very Fine Half Plate Camera on Oak Tripod by Benetfink & Co. London
A Very Fine Half Plate Camera on Oak Tripod by Benetfink & Co. London

A Very Fine Half Plate Camera on Oak Tripod by Benetfink & Co. London

By Benetfink & Co.

Located in Dublin, IE

A very fine well figured mahogany double racked focus half plate camera with beautifully cast brass

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Antique Early 1900s English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Rare Early 8x10 Double Bellows Double Exposure Camera
Rare Early 8x10 Double Bellows Double Exposure Camera

Rare Early 8x10 Double Bellows Double Exposure Camera

Located in Peekskill, NY

When have you ever seen one of these? This is a first for me. This very unique camera came out of

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Box Field Camera and Tripod, English, Accessories, Ornamental, Victorian
Antique Box Field Camera and Tripod, English, Accessories, Ornamental, Victorian

Antique Box Field Camera and Tripod, English, Accessories, Ornamental, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Field Camera and tripod. An English, mahogany and brass plate camera with

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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop
ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop

ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop

Located in Reading, Berkshire

ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop "Alpha" F11 Fixed Lens

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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Leather

Antique Wooden Plate Folding Photographic Camera with Stand
Antique Wooden Plate Folding Photographic Camera with Stand

Antique Wooden Plate Folding Photographic Camera with Stand

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Circa 1960. We offer this antique wooden plate folding photographic camera with stand, the camera

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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Pine

Antique Pocket Poco by the Rochester Optical Co. Folding Camera c.1903
Antique Pocket Poco by the Rochester Optical Co. Folding Camera c.1903

Antique Pocket Poco by the Rochester Optical Co. Folding Camera c.1903

Located in San Francisco, CA

1893 to 1905. Designed as a small compact camera, the camera took 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 (quarter plate) size

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Early 20th Century American Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Capturing Light: Photographic Innovations of the Late 19th Century, 1897
Capturing Light: Photographic Innovations of the Late 19th Century, 1897

Capturing Light: Photographic Innovations of the Late 19th Century, 1897

$206Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.55 in W 10.87 in D 0.02 in

Capturing Light: Photographic Innovations of the Late 19th Century, 1897

Located in Langweer, NL

folding cameras, box cameras, and plate cameras, reflecting the technological diversity of the time. 3

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Early Brian McKee Original Photography "Castle View", Afghanistan, 2002 Ed. 1/5
Early Brian McKee Original Photography "Castle View", Afghanistan, 2002 Ed. 1/5

Early Brian McKee Original Photography "Castle View", Afghanistan, 2002 Ed. 1/5

Located in North Miami, FL

the world. Photographing with an 8x10 inch Deardorff plate camera he composed poetic images, which

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Early 2000s American Modern Photography

Materials

Aluminum

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German Art Deco Chrome & Ecru Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Cigarette Case
German Art Deco Chrome & Ecru Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Cigarette Case

German Art Deco Chrome & Ecru Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Cigarette Case

Located in Port Hope, ON

This beautifully designed German Art Deco camera compact/minaudiere features ecru colored enamel

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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Chrome

German Art Deco Chrome and Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Cigarette Case
German Art Deco Chrome and Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Cigarette Case

German Art Deco Chrome and Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Cigarette Case

Located in Port Hope, ON

This beautifully designed German Art Deco camera compact/minaudiere features robin egg blue enamel

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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Chrome

Cinema Newsreel Camera, as Sculpture, All Original with Wood Tripod
Cinema Newsreel Camera, as Sculpture, All Original with Wood Tripod

Cinema Newsreel Camera, as Sculpture, All Original with Wood Tripod

By Auricon and Berndt Bach Inc 1

Located in Dallas, TX

Motion Picture Newsreel Camera package. Offered on a correct factory original wood tripod. Camera has all

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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Mounted Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Cinema Newsreel Camera, as Sculpture, All Original with Wood Tripod, Impressive
Cinema Newsreel Camera, as Sculpture, All Original with Wood Tripod, Impressive

Cinema Newsreel Camera, as Sculpture, All Original with Wood Tripod, Impressive

By Auricon and Berndt Bach Inc 1

Located in Dallas, TX

Motion Picture Newsreel Camera package. Offered on a correct factory original wood tripod. Camera has all

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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Mounted Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Cinema Newsreel Movie Camera, as Sculpture, All Original with Wood Tripod, Deco
Cinema Newsreel Movie Camera, as Sculpture, All Original with Wood Tripod, Deco

Cinema Newsreel Movie Camera, as Sculpture, All Original with Wood Tripod, Deco

By Auricon and Berndt Bach Inc 1

Located in Dallas, TX

mm Motion Picture Newsreel Camera package. Offered on a correct factory original wood tripod. Camera

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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Mounted Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Andre Debrie, Circa 1923 Sept Model 35mm Cinema Camera on Tripod. As Sculpture.
Andre Debrie, Circa 1923 Sept Model 35mm Cinema Camera on Tripod. As Sculpture.

Andre Debrie, Circa 1923 Sept Model 35mm Cinema Camera on Tripod. As Sculpture.

Located in Dallas, TX

. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for your approval, a wonderful, circa 1923 French Made camera that offered seven ways to make

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Antique McKellen's Field Camera, English, Carry Case, Photography, Victorian
Antique McKellen's Field Camera, English, Carry Case, Photography, Victorian

Antique McKellen's Field Camera, English, Carry Case, Photography, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique McKellen's patent Field Camera. An English, mahogany and brass plate camera

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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Camera on Tripod Stand
Edwardian Camera on Tripod Stand

Edwardian Camera on Tripod Stand

By John Sanderson

Located in Altrincham, GB

Edwardian Sanderson Ensign half plate camera, on hickory tripod stand, circa 1910 - 24" diam x 65"h

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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Leather, Hickory

Antique "Jiffy Kodak Six-16" Folding Camera, circa 1933
Antique "Jiffy Kodak Six-16" Folding Camera, circa 1933

Antique "Jiffy Kodak Six-16" Folding Camera, circa 1933

By Eastman Kodak

Located in San Francisco, CA

plate . The body of camera is wrapped in leatherette and it folds smoothly closed to 1.5 inches. This

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Photography

Materials

Chrome

Important Art Deco Enamel and Chrome Box Fitted Camera by Walter Dorwin Teague
Important Art Deco Enamel and Chrome Box Fitted Camera by Walter Dorwin Teague

Important Art Deco Enamel and Chrome Box Fitted Camera by Walter Dorwin Teague

By Eastman Kodak, Walter Dorwin Teague

Located in New York, NY

fabricated by The Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester NY. The folding camera is chrome-plated and enameled metal

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Functionalism Chromed Shelf, circa 1920
Functionalism Chromed Shelf, circa 1920

Functionalism Chromed Shelf, circa 1920

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H 31.5 in W 27.56 in D 19.3 in

Functionalism Chromed Shelf, circa 1920

Located in Praha, CZ

camera. Chrome plated brass. Slabs of solid oak wood.

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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Shelves

Materials

Brass, Chrome

A Very Rare Late 19th Century Sanderson Plate Camera
A Very Rare Late 19th Century Sanderson Plate Camera

A Very Rare Late 19th Century Sanderson Plate Camera

Located in Dublin, IE

A very rare late 19th Century Sanderson well figured mahogany plate camera with well cast brass

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Quarter Plate Film Holders, English, Photographic Slide, Victorian, 1900
Antique Quarter Plate Film Holders, English, Photographic Slide, Victorian, 1900

Antique Quarter Plate Film Holders, English, Photographic Slide, Victorian, 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

interest - compatible plate camera unknown This is a charming set of antique quarter plate film holders

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Antique Late 19th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

19th Century Antique Wooden Plate Folding Photographic Camera with Hermagis Lens
19th Century Antique Wooden Plate Folding Photographic Camera with Hermagis Lens

19th Century Antique Wooden Plate Folding Photographic Camera with Hermagis Lens

Located in Sofia, BG

its age, this Instantograph camera is in very good cosmetic condition. This type did not yet have a

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Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Voigtländer Bessa RF Folding  120 Roll Film Camera With Copmur Rapid Shutter
Voigtländer Bessa RF Folding  120 Roll Film Camera With Copmur Rapid Shutter

Voigtländer Bessa RF Folding 120 Roll Film Camera With Copmur Rapid Shutter

Located in Reading, Berkshire

socket. Tripod Socket 3/8 in. on bottom plate and on camera door. Folding Bed Bellows Camera

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Victorian 1/4 Plate Camera on Old Tripod
Victorian 1/4 Plate Camera on Old Tripod

Victorian 1/4 Plate Camera on Old Tripod

Located in Port Chester, NY

Victorian 1/4 plate camera from England on a wooden tripod. An excellent gift for a photography

Category

Antique 19th Century English Photography

Materials

Brass

Cathedral in Aguas Calientes, Mexico

Cathedral in Aguas Calientes, Mexico

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H 16.75 in W 21.13 in

Cathedral in Aguas Calientes, Mexico

By William Henry Jackson

Located in New York, NY

. Jackson worked in multiple camera and plate sizes, under conditions that were often incredibly difficult

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Antique 19th Century Photography

Cathedral in Aguas Calientes, Mexico

Cathedral in Aguas Calientes, Mexico

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H 16.63 in W 21.13 in

Cathedral in Aguas Calientes, Mexico

By William Henry Jackson

Located in New York, NY

. Jackson worked in multiple camera and plate sizes, under conditions that were often incredibly difficult

Category

Antique 19th Century Photography

German Art Deco Green Tortoiseshell Enamel, Musical, Manicure, Camera Compact
German Art Deco Green Tortoiseshell Enamel, Musical, Manicure, Camera Compact

German Art Deco Green Tortoiseshell Enamel, Musical, Manicure, Camera Compact

Located in Port Hope, ON

This rare geometric German Art Deco brass with green tortoiseshell enamel camera compact/minaudiere

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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

German Art Deco Chrome & Red Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Cigarette Case
German Art Deco Chrome & Red Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Cigarette Case

German Art Deco Chrome & Red Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Cigarette Case

Located in Port Hope, ON

This beautifully designed German Art Deco camera compact/minaudiere features red enamel accented

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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Chrome

German Art Deco Chrome & Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Lighter/Cigarette Case
German Art Deco Chrome & Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Lighter/Cigarette Case

German Art Deco Chrome & Enamel Geometric Camera Compact/Lighter/Cigarette Case

Located in Port Hope, ON

This beautifully designed German Art Deco camera compact/minaudiere features blue tortoiseshell

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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

Machine Age Art Deco Walter Dorwin Teague Kodak Gift 1A Camera with Case
Machine Age Art Deco Walter Dorwin Teague Kodak Gift 1A Camera with Case

Machine Age Art Deco Walter Dorwin Teague Kodak Gift 1A Camera with Case

By Eastman Kodak, Walter Dorwin Teague

Located in Dallas, TX

Machine Age Art Deco Kodak Walter Dorwin Teague Gift 1A camera with case Very clean original

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Modernist 1930's Kodak Gift 1A Camera Box by Walter Dorwin Teague Art Deco Style
Modernist 1930's Kodak Gift 1A Camera Box by Walter Dorwin Teague Art Deco Style

Modernist 1930's Kodak Gift 1A Camera Box by Walter Dorwin Teague Art Deco Style

By Walter Dorwin Teague

Located in Atlanta, GA

A modernist art deco style box for the Kodak Gift 1A Camera designed by American Walter Dorwin

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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Chrome

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Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

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Located in New Orleans, LA

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Located in Moreno Valley, CA

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Early 20th Century Korona Home Portrait Camera

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Early 20th Century Korona Home Portrait Camera

Located in Guaynabo, PR

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1930 Art Deco Walter Dorwin Teague Kodak 1A Gift Camera in Original Box and Case

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Located in Red Lion, PA

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Located in Miami, FL

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Located in Madrid, ES

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Plate Camera For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the plate camera you’re looking for. A plate camera — often made from metal, chrome and wood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the plate camera you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right plate camera, those designed in Art Deco, Industrial and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made plate camera has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Auricon and Berndt Bach Inc and Walter Dorwin Teague are consistently popular.

How Much is a Plate Camera?

Prices for a plate camera can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $725 and can go as high as $33,100, while the average can fetch as much as $2,000.