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I only have this picture of it so far.
Does anyone recognise it it?
 
It's one of them green ones.

Seriously, I don't know what you have there, but it sure is interesting. Very space age looking. I like the swing out triplet filter thing very much.
 
Probably at 35mm enlarger.
 
looks something like a Leitz Veloy, but can't be sure. It's as good as its lens, but enlarging lenses are cheap these days.
 
Not a Valoy. If the bellows are in good shape & there's a neg carrier w/it it might be nice.
 
Looks like it might be a Gnome - There were quite a number of enlargers made/supplied by a variety of companies, and this one looks very similar to one I have in the loft.

If you want a contemporary lens for it, send me a PM, and I'll see what I can find.
 
Looks to me like an old Russian Zenith "suitcase" enlarger. Is there a suitcase base that the enlarger stores away in?
 
My first enlarger, bought when I was in student digs, was a Zenit UPA suitcase enlarger. It looked nothing like the one in the photo. Later I found a Gnome 2 1/4" square enlarger with no neg-carrier in a junk-shop and this design looks similar (so "generic British 1950's enlarger" would be about right). After making a carrier from mounting board I used that at home happily for years. :smile:
 
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