Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(2) Cameras, Block-Notes & Cyclops Binocular
- Price realized
- $413
- Pre-sale estimate
- $150 – $250
- Hammer price
- $325
- Category
- Cameras & Electronics
- Sold
- April 12, 2024
- Sale
- Sam Westfall Collection of Antique Cameras & Magic Lanterns
Lot description
(lot of 2) Vintage cameras: (1) French Block-Notes camera by L. Gaumont & Cie, Paris, No. 856, compact folding 4.5×6 cm plate, camera with bellows, the front with view finder slides to one side revealing the lens and cocking the shutter button; (1) Japanese Cyclops binocular camera, c. 1950, for shipping largest item approx. 3.75: x 3.5" x 3.75", total of both 1.95lbs Provenance: Collection of Sam Westfall, Texas, Kansas including a huge quantity of antique cameras, magic lanterns, related advertising and many parts and pieces. PLEASE NOTE: ALL CAMERAS, ACCESSORIES & RELATED LOTS IN THIS AUCTION ARE SOLD AS IS, OPERATIONAL STATUS IS UNKNOWN, NO CONDITION REPORTS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE LOTS IN THIS AUCTION, ALL LOTS ARE SOLD AS IS AND ALL SALES ARE FINAL, PLEASE BID ACCORDINGLY Start Price: $60.00
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.