Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions Spring 2026 2026-05-30 Auction - 289 Price Results - Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions in IL - Page 2
Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions Spring 2026
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Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions Spring 2026

Welcome to the 45th TAMARKIN RARE CAMERA AUCTION SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026 Tamarkin Auctions is proud to be a leader in rare camera auctions. A love of photography and dedication to camera collecting - and especially the Leica - is what drives us to seek out the world's most rare and intriguing photographic collectibles. The Leica brand is living history, and Tamarkin Auctions strives to reflect this in our auctions. We hope you find these items as historic, fascinating, and important as we do.
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SOLD
Three Leica Polo shirts: Three Leica Polo shirts, in Medium size. The white Polo shirt bears the Leica Red Dot on the left sleeve. The Red shirt displays a thin Leica script on the left breast. The green Polo displays the
Est.
$50
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$100
SOLD
Black Photographer's Jacket by Domke: Black Photographer's Jacket by Domke, with "LEICA" brand lettering. Likely size XXL, with a 32" length, 46" chest, 34" sleeve, and 26" back width dimensions. With inner zipper Napoleon pockets and
Est.
$100
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$300
SOLD
Blue-Grey Photographer's Vest: Blue-Grey Photographer's Vest in "XL" size, with "LEICA" brand lettering on chest and on the zipper pulls. The length is 26", the chest 52" and the back width dimension is 22". With inner zipper
Est.
$100
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$300
Blue-Grey Photographer's Jacket: Blue-Grey Photographer's Jacket in "XL" size, with "LEICA" brand lettering on chest and on the zipper pulls. The length is 28", the chest 50", the sleeve length 33" and the back width dimension is
Est.
$100
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$300
Lot Passed
Leica IIIf Lentograph: Leica IIIf Lentograph by Victor Anderson, measuring approximately 12" by 16" and covered in plastic. The writing on back has been defaced, but this remains an original "3-D" lentograph made by one of
Est.
$50
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$100
Lot Passed
E. Leitz 10xL25 binoculars: E. Leitz 10xL25 (87,5 = 5-degree) binoculars, without serial number. Condition: Good
Est.
$100
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$200
Lot Passed
SOLD
Leitz 10x60 Decimar binoculars: Leitz 10x60 Decimar binoculars Nr. 229525 in fitted Leitz case, with Lutz Ferrando & Cie. Mark. The vulcanite is cracked here and there, but complete. Condition: Excellent
Est.
$100
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$200
Agfa Standard: Agfa Standard Nr. HR769 in rare brown covering with matching bellows and 105mm Anastigmat Trilinear f5,6 lens and original case. Working. Condition: Excellent + overall
Est.
$100
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$200
Lot Passed
SOLD
Bell & Howell 16mm Standard: Bell & Howell 16mm Standard Movie Camera Nr. 857166, with three lenses: 1-inch Bell & Howell Super Comet f1,9 Nr. 75293, 3-inch Bell & Howell f3,5 and the highly desirable 2-inch Hugo-Meyer & Co.
Est.
$3,000
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$10,000
SOLD
Seiko Minolta-35 (Model C): Chiyoda Kogaku Seiko Minolta-35 (Model C) Nr. 7138 with 45mm Super Rokkor f2,8 Nr. 6545 with blue lens coating mark. Made circa 1948, this rangefinder camera set is working. The advance knob carries
Est.
$200
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$400
E. Leitz Canada 65mm "Picker X-Ray Lens": E. Leitz Canada 65mm "Picker X-Ray Lens" f0,75 Nr. 252-1096, adapted to the Leica SL camera mount ("L" Mount") without focusing helicoid. A rarely seen X-Ray lens made in the early 1970s for the
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
Ernemann Klapp Werk AG Dresden 9x12: Ernemann Klapp Werk AG Dresden 9x12 Nr. 1051880 with 150mm Anastigmat Ernostar f2,7 Nr. 186593. Condition: Excellent
Est.
$400
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$500
SOLD
Expo "The Watch Camera": Expo "The Watch Camera" with two film rolls, in its original satin-lined box. A beautiful classic miniature camera set, perfect for every collection. Condition: Excellent + overall
Est.
$200
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$300
Fairchild Type AN-N6: Fairchild Type AN-N6 Camera Gun Nr. 45-4986. Made in New York in the 1960s with a Wollensak lens (Nr. 493399), this aircraft-mounted camera was designed to take photos when the aircraft fired its
Est.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
Folmer Graflex Fingerprint Camera: Folmer Graflex Fingerprint Camera, Nr. 347831. A copy camera built for life-size images of fingerprints and other small objects, made between 1918-1952. With Graflex plate holder and spare lamps. A
Est.
$150
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$300
Lot Passed
GOMZ Turist 6,5x9 camera: GOMZ Turist 6,5x9 camera with 10,5mm Industar f3,5 lens Nr. 184419, fitted case and six film backs. The bellows is torn but the shutter is working, and the lens has haze appropriate to its age. Made
Est.
$75
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$100
Lot Passed
A pair of GOMZ Fotokor 1C cameras: A pair of GOMZ Fotokor 1C cameras. Nr. 396265 and Nr. 905846, each with 135mm Ortagoz f4,5 lenses, in their cases with 9 film holders in all. Made between 1930 and 1941 in Leningrad. Condition: Good
Est.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
SOLD
Jules Richard Verascope: Jules Richard Verascope Nr. 3199 with two reprinted Verascope catalogues, in its original case. Made between 1899 and the early 1920s, this 45x107mm plate stereo camera was also known as "Verascope
Est.
$75
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$150
SOLD
Kardon USA "Civilian": Kardon USA "Civilian" Nr. 1167 with 47mm Kodak Ektar f2, Nr. E017911, apparently recovered. Condition: Excellent ++
Est.
$700
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$900
SOLD
Kardon USA PH-629/UF Signal Corps: Kardon USA PH-629/UF Signal Corps US Army Camera Nr. 1166 with 47mm Kodak Ektar f2, Nr. EO24896. Increasingly hard to find. Condition: Excellent ++
Est.
$1,500
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$2,000