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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Looking for a fair value on some very old lenses | |
First lens is a 300mm f4 Petzval, by Bausch & Lomb-an American maker. It covers 5x7 but not 8x10. IF the glass is good & the iris turns & there is no fungus, I"d guess the value to be ~$500. Not sure what the second slider is (1,2,3,4) but it could be a soft focus mechanism. If that's the case, lens could be worth ~$800.
Second lens is a Voigtlander rectilinear, c1880. There should be a number on it to indicate size/coverage. Depending on what that is, I'd say ~$400 as a guess. Again, assuming no fungus, bad scratches, balsam separation etc.
Third lens is a projector lens. These generally sell for <$200 if unmarked.
Camera appears to be a Century camera, might be worth ~$1,000 with the stand. The thing that will best determine value is condition of the bellows (i.e light tight) and the dimensions of the ground glass. This camera would have had several different sizes of ground glass with it. This appears to be a smaller one, 4x5 maybe. That's a negative if so.
The wild card may be the lens on the studio camera. It might be worth more than all the other stuff combined, depending on what it is and what it covers.
The camera on the floor appears to be a half plate tailboard. The lens looks interesting. It's probably from the 1890s. If all in good shape might bring $500.
Kent in SD
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