Description :

An exceptional, curated estate collection of vintage mid-century darkroom photography equipment and historical ephemera. This lot features a comprehensive array of specialized tools specifically dedicated to daylight bulk film loading, chemical processing, and print exposure calibration. Perfect for analog photography enthusiasts, collectors of mid-century industrial design, or darkroom purists looking to reload their own 35mm cassettes.

Highlights of the Lot:

Watson Bulk Film Loading System: Includes a highly collectible, original black Bakelite Watson Model 100 Bulk Film Loader unit (complete with exposure-counting dials), its original vintage Watson Model 100 illustrated retail box, and a rare Watson "Cent-A-Shot" 35mm Bulk Film Loader promotional print ad/instructional manual.

The Photo-Lab-Index Reference: A remarkably well-preserved vintage edition of the legendary Photo-Lab-Index by Henry M. Lester (Morgan & Lester, Publishers). This heavy, loose-leaf bound volume serves as the historic definitive bible for darkroom formulation and chemical times.

Developing Tanks & Lab Ware: Features multiple classic cylindrical daylight roll-film developing tanks with matching lids, a vintage frosted glass "WATER" storage jug, an antique metal-framed glass negative carrier, chemical stirring/measuring rods, and a specialized filling funnel.

Exposure & Chemistry Ephemera: Includes an intact vintage yellow box of Kodak E-6 Developer chemistry (for color reversal/slide film) alongside an original yellow envelope containing a Kodak Projection Print Scale—a classic target wheel used for determining precise enlargement exposure time