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# Miniature camera among rare models going under the hammer in Lichfield
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/miniature-camera-among-rare-models-going-under-the-hammer-in-lichfield/
- Published: 2023-02-27T08:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-22T14:34:33.000Z
- Description: A rare miniature camera and more than a dozen collectable models feature amongst photography equipment going under the hammer at Lichfield.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:07, News

A rare miniature camera and more than a dozen collectable models feature amongst photography equipment going under the hammer at Lichfield.

They are among dozen of lots being sold by Richard Winterton Auctioneers tomorrow (28th February).

The Jaegre-LeCoultre Compass miniature camera with an Anastigmat 35mm f3.5 lens is expected to fetch between £1,200 and £1,500.

Auctioneer Richard Winterton said:

> “The LeCoultre Compass is such a remarkable little machine. When it was made – in the late 1930s – it was one of the most technically advanced cameras ever made.  
>  
> “So the story goes, it was dreamed up by a man called Noel Pemberton Billing apparently following a bet over whether a camera could be made small enough to fit inside a packet of cigarettes.  
>  
> “The ubiquitous camera of the time then was the Leica – itself a technological marvel – and the same auction features some wonderful examples.”  
>  
> Richard Winterton

The full catalogue can be viewed [online](http://www.richardwinterton.co.uk/auction-dates?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).