RBB - size

[adamlugi]

Good morning, colleagues. I have a question—could you help me out and let me know what was the largest RBB masking frame? I have the opportunity to buy one piece, but the seller, since it is stored in another location, is unable to tell me the size. He only claims that it was the largest masking frame ever made by this company. I would be grateful for your help.

Best Regards
Adam

 

[MARTIE]

My PELLING + CROSS of London, which is absolutely identical to my RRB easels, has external dimensions of approx. 70x80cm.

 

[MARTIE]

A pic.

 

[Ian C]

I didn’t understand the question. I consulted Google and learned about the company and its namesake, Robert Royou Beard. The term “Masking Frame” is more commonly referred to as a Masking-Type paper holding easel in the U.S. and Canada.

https://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Beard

https://togsblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/03/rr-beard-masking-frames/

https://realcamera.co.uk/product/rr...easel-16x20-takes-19x23-paper/?v=0b3b97fa6688

https://www.iconpublications.com/photon/jul96/4blade.html

Google also returned the following:

“The largest RR Beard masking easel produced was the 20x24 inch model. These easels were used for darkroom printing to hold photographic paper flat and create clean borders on enlargements.

While they are no longer made by the original R.R. Beard company, they are considered high-quality and can be found on the used market.

For context, Photon Beard is the successor company to R.R. Beard. They have also produced large masking easels, including a 30x20 inch model, though these are more recent additions to their product line.”

 

[MARTIE]

My RRB has external dimensions of approximately 60x70cm.