Re: Old Paterson Enlarger?

On 5/15/2008 11:04 AM Geoffrey S. Mendelson spake thus:

Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
>
Someone gave me an old enlarger. It has no markings on it, but it came
with a set of Paterson trays, Paterson tongs and a Paterson 3 element
lens, so I'm guessing it is a Paterson enlarger.

I found a photograph of it:

http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/
Paterson/Books_%26_Brochures/tn_Pat_Products.jpg

(sorry for the split link)

Looks as if you could use a better news reader, instead of whatever's on that Linux box you're using:

http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/Paterson/Books_%26_Brochures/tn_Pat_Products.jpg

It's the enlarger on the left side of the photograph.

In answer to your original query, no, I'm not familiar with this specific enlarger, but have seen lots like it. Sounds cheap and flimsy, but hey, it's an enlarger, and with a decent lens will make decent prints. (I'm guessing that lens you got probably doesn't qualify.)


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