22nd Oct, 2025 10:30 GMT/BST
Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Tools
140
Bolex H16 Reflex Cine Camera
no.213786, with Kern-Paillard lenses: f1.9 75mm, f1.6 10mm and f1.4 25mm, in manufacturers fitted case
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £300 - £400
Winds and runs smoothly; not sure if fully wound but ran for 30 secs; cosmetically overall Excellent condition with some minor wear/tarnish only; inside appear Excellent with some wear; Lenses: 10mm appears optically Excellent, 75mm a few specks visible but generally Excellent, 25mm appears optically Excellent
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Auction: Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Tools, 22nd Oct, 2025
The October sale will offer a good mix of Scientific lots including two Staffordshire Leech Jars, microscopes and telescopes, and amongst the Musical Instruments are violins, woodwind and brass, guitars, amplifiers, and a fine Swiss Chalet 'Sublime-Harmonie' Musical Box. The Camera section of the sale is led by a Leica M6 Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Camera and will also offer an extensive Private Collection of Nikon and other cameras, and in the Tools section is a well-made Joiner's Chest.
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