Help with Unidentified Enlarger

Gordon Cooper

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Several years ago I won a 6x9 format enlarger on eBay. The enlarger had no information included with it, and apart from a sticker specifying the enlarging bulb to be used and the fact that it has a 90mm Perflex lens, I have no idea who made this, or how to mount a negative in the carrier. Here's an image of the enlarger:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/473943899_127a445375_o.jpg

and here's one of the carrier. I presume I have to trim and insert a single negative in this enlarger?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1218/566058324_f735342fd6_t.jpg

Any help that can be offered would be appreciated. I've never used an enlarger before and Bremerton, Washington isn't exactly teeming with analog photographers.
 

Jim Jones

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The style of your enlarger is much like an older 4x5 I have hidden away that I always assumed was a Testrite. Mine has a glass 4x5 negative holder
 

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Jim Jones said:
The style of your enlarger is much like an older 4x5 I have hidden away that I always assumed was a Testrite. Mine has a glass 4x5 negative holder
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I think Jim is right. The base and column are exactly like an older Testrite copy stand I have.
 
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Gordon Cooper

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Here is the largest size image of the enlarger:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitsaplorax/473943899/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/473943899_127a445375_o.jpg" width="825" height="1100" alt="Enlarger_X10001" /></a>
 
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Gordon Cooper

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The holder came with a single piece of glass. The holder none too helpfully labeled "Color Head" has two clips at either side. The clear glass area is 91 x 62mm.

Here's a top view of the carrier and glass:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitsaplorax/566058324/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1218/566058324_f735342fd6_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="IMG_0139" /></a>

Do I sandwich the negative between this piece of glass and a second one? Or just rely on the clips to hold the negative flat?
 

Curt

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They were commonly left by aliens from space weren't they.
 
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