Posted 5 years ago
Heike
(1 item)
Hello,
Can anybody help identify this item? Bought it this week and would like to find out how it works. From the little bit of info I could find, it was used to make photographic prints/copies. It's made in Hamburg, Germany and seems to be from the early 1900's. Underneath the heavy frosted glass are smaller orange lightbulbs. Have not cleaned it yet but I believe that is dried developer of some sort in the tray. I found a similar item on the internet but it was only half of it and only contained the section with the glass.
Thanks for helping me solve a bit of a puzzle :-)
Hello keramikos,
Thank you I found those patent links too but unfortunately mine does not show any patent numbers. I found a similar version of my item at a European auction site and it was from the early 1900's. Also found one similar from the early 1930's. It might take a while, but I will find information one day because I want to know the history of the item. I think it will be harder to find info because very few are in existence today.
Thanks