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Found Antique Darkroom Equipment

2k_Nasty

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Hi howdy!
Sorry in advance if this doesn't fit with the vibe of this forum!

When I bought my house a few years back, I saw old equipment in the basement and then promptly forgot about. While down there to work on some stuff, I saw it again and investigated. It appears to be darkroom equipment, and powers on when plugged in (to my surprise).
Do y'all know what all I have here?

Darkroom - Google Drive

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koraks

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Welcome to Photrio! Asking for identification of what you've got is fine. If you're OK with it, I'll include some of your pictures below so people don't have to go offsite to look at them.











Note that this is only part of the imagery; more is available through the link you posted.
 

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Looks like someone was etching circuit boards for electronic devices.
 

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That's an Omega E3 5x7 Enlarger, sold only during the WWII to the military. I have the same enlarger, this one looks set up with the sideways enlarging table, enlarger was designed to be approached from the left, against a wall. Great Autofocus 5x7 Enlarger.
 

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mshchem said:
What's with the heating coils in the counter? Must be a cool basement. Be careful you don't get electrocuted.
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That's what made me think they were etching circuit boards; it kept the acid warm to speed the etch.

That and the circuit board mask in one of the photos...
 

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That's a rare enlarger! It should be saved...
 

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Kino said:
That's what made me think they were etching circuit boards; it kept the acid warm to speed the etch.

That and the circuit board mask in one of the photos...
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Yup, sounds entirely plausible. Of course, a setup like this wouldn't be a HAM enthusiast's hobby project - this is some kind of cottage industry making PCB's in reasonable editions; dozens or hundreds to a series, possibly. The PCB design looks quite professionally done as well.
 

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You're right. You got an entire darkroom setup there. It would take some time to identify it all.
 
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