General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wooden easel. Steel support post. Aluminum enlarger. Synthetic knob and cord. Glass lens, condenser, and bulb.

Dimensions

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

Length

45.0 cm

Width

39.0 cm

Height

87.0 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

Leitz

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Wetzlar

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Probably used in the 1950's and 1960's.

Canada

Part of a collection of photographic equipment from the estate of Wilfred Harold Olson, founder and president of Dominion Wide Photography Ltd., Ottawa (1952-1995). Mr. Olson was a photographer for many years and his studio did work for both the Ottawa Journal and the CBC, amongst other clients.

Function

Used to project the image of a negative on to sensitized paper to make a positive print. By adjusting the distance between lens and paper, the desired degree of enlargement of the image is obtained.

Technical

Example of a relatively inexpensive enlarger for amateur photography. It could be used for enlarging, copying, macrophotography, and photomicrography [ref 1].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLAQUES: 'Leitz/ VALOY II/ MADE IN GERMANY' 'Leitz/ WETZLAR'/ PRINTED ON LENS: 'No 252601 S KOMINAR-E 1:3.5 f=4.8 cm'/ PRINTED ON LAMP: 'SYLVANIA/ NO. 212/ 115-125v

Missing

N/A

Finish

Easel is brown paint. Body of enlarger is dark grey textured finish with a black knob and cord.

Decoration

Red and silver company plaque on lamp holder.