Salex Little Junior quarter plate photographic enlarging lantern.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1915
Materials
Wood, Metal, Glass
Measurements
(Closed) 390 x 160 x 410 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525158.1
Summary
Salex Little Junior quarter plate photographic horizontal enlarging lantern Oak body with black metal lantern at the rear. Black tapered leather bellows in front of the lens and black leather bellows between the light box and the condenser. Brass rack and pinion base extending the front of the enlarger, whilst the light box slides back on wooden grooves Front lens is Anastigmat Giorno f6 f150mm Number 702. this can be removed by moving the 4 metal tabs The condenser is a large circular lens. this can be accessed by rmoving the back by lifting two brass clips on the lid of the condenser box The light box has a beyonet fitting for an electic bulb. The black funnel on the top can be removed if needed. On the front below the lens is the marking "Salex Little Junior" "City Sale and Exchange London"
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986.