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'The Trident' Rollfilm Developing Aid

'The Trident' Rollfilm Developing Aid

Merretts Patent Print Trimmer

Merretts Patent Print Trimmer

Transit Tin for Exposed Plates

Transit Tin for Exposed Plates

Packed for the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition Feb 28 - March 22 1924. Incomplete. Cardboard box containing 1 packet of Enitone paper, 1 packet of Slogas paper, 1 packet of Bromide paper, 1 packet of Collodion paper; 1 box 120 rollfilm; 1 packet of Slogas developer, 1 packet of acid hypo; 1 booklet 'Little Books About Photography No 3', 84 pages, 1 leaflet for Illingworth's gas light paper, 1 Illingworth print wallet. Thomas Illingworth and Co Ltd, Wilsden Junction, London.

Illingworth's Ideal Home Exhibition Photographic Outfit

1924

Negative printing outfit compromising of a yellow plastic contact printer, 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch negatives. Battery powered two frosted lamps. A pilot/ safelight bulb with two switches. An opal diffuser. A foam plastic pressure pad. 3 red see thru masks for 2 1/4 x 3 1/4, 2 1/4 square and 35mm. Two plastic forceps and two wooden clothes peg clips. One alcohol thermometer 40-90F in metal case. 1 glass measure and 4 fluid ounces. 2 1/4 plate plastic dishes. One packet Johnson developer 468, universal MQ type to make 40-80oz. One Johnson tin of Acid Hypo. New home photography book missing. Cost 2.11.6d. Johnsons of Hendon.

Johnson's Home Photography Outfit

Glass dipping bath for wet-plates, 1855-1860.

Glass Dipping Bath for Wet-Plates

1855-1860

Two 12.5cm wide wooden spring clips with hooks. Eastman Kodak 1921.

Kodak developing clips

1921

Collection of images, equipment and ephemera relating to George Parr (1894-1975), grandfather of Martin Parr, 1924-1974: Small brown suitcase containing assorted darkroom equipment (developing tanks, plate holders, brushes, etc.). Undated.

Small brown suitcase containing assorted darkroom equipment (developing tanks, plate holders, brushes, etc.)

Undated

Little nipper box plate camera for 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with a simple lens, T/I shutter. Wire frame finder, no back sight. Plateholder missing. Safelight with ruby glass for nightlight. Three wooden printing frames. Unopened packet of little nipper dryplates. Small slip in type photo album "happy memories with the little nipper". Dish, plateholder and chemicals missing. Butchers.

Little Nipper Developing and Printing Outfit

circa 1900

Quarter and half plate developing rack.

Quarter and Half Plate Developing Rack

The A.B. pendulum dish rocker. American brand. 85cm pendulum attached (not now) to support for 1/2 inch plate dish. Pivots act on metal strip fixed to table. Rd. No.118019. A.B. Manufacturing Company.

Pendulum dish rocker

Transit tin for exposed plates marked with red flash and warning in five languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian: "sensitive to light". To be opened only in the presence of the receiver".

transit tin for exposed plates

Three film developing hangers for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch cut film

kodak film hangers

Wooden box with Kodak and decorative pattern stencilled on lid. Paper label inside lid "Kodak - dans la photographie simplifiee tout s'y fait en pleit jour". Containing No.2 Brownie camera. Brownie developing tank. 3 waterprooff cardboard dishes, conical glass measure engraved "Kodak Paris Lyon", printing frame 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch negative, a packet of velox paper, camera and developer manuals.

Kodak Brownie outfit

Wooden box with clockwork mechanism impaired rocking motion to brass frame on top/ Air vane governer, stopped by sliding rod.

Clockwork Dish Rocker