General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ WOOD/ GLASS/PAPER BELLOWS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

52.5 cm

Width

47.0 cm

Height

103.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NORTHERN OPTICAL

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Milwaukee

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY 1930'S TO 1950'S

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF HOME ENLARGER USED IN CANADA

Function

USED TO PRINT PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES IN SIZES LARGER OR SMALLER THAN THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE OR SLIDE.

Technical

USED FOR BLACK & WHITE PRINTING AS CONDENSER ENLARGERS PRODUCE GREATER APPARENT SHARPNESS IN A PRINT FROM A GIVEN FILM SIZE & PRODUCE AN IMAGE THAT MOST READILY MATCHES THE STANDARD CONTRAST GRADES OF B&W PRINTING PAPERS THAN DO DIFFUSION ENLARGERS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE ON LAMPHOUSE: 'Eclipse/ MODEL NO./ 8530/ STYLE NO./ NORTHERN OPTICAL CO. INC./ MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.'/ ON LENS: 'ILEX PARAGON ANASTIGMAT f 45 FOCUS 3 1/2 IN. MADE IN U.S.A./ f 4.5 6.3 8 11 16 22 32'/ TWO AFFIXED RULES ON EASEL GRADUATED IN EIGHTS FROM 2 TO 11 & FROM 2 TO 14/ SCALE ALSO READS 'MADE/ IN/ U.S.A.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

LAMPHOUSE IS TEXTURED LIGHT BROWN & BLACK WITH SILVER METAL TRIM/ RED BELLOWS/ VARNISHED WOOD BASE WITH RED SYNTHETIC COVERING MAT/ EASEL- GREY FRAME WITH WHITE BASE

Decoration

LAMPHOUSE HAS DECORATIVE HORIZONTAL RIDGES