After a good deal of soul searching I have decided to sell my black and white wet darkroom. I have spent many rewarding hours crafting silver prints in the dark, but like so many photographers today, I now process my photographs with a computer and software and I haven’t worked the wet darkroom in years. Since the tender age of 16 I have loved that special alchemy of watching an image “magically” appear in a tray of Dektol, and so it is with some reservations that I put this equipment on the market.

What I am offering is a top-of-the-line black and white darkroom, itemized below with some, but not all, objects pictured. The prices reflect replacement value for used or new items. As itemized the total comes to $5,767, but if someone were interested in the whole shooting match, a screaming deal would follow.

If you are interested in any or all or have any questions, contact me via email.

mark(at)daughhetee.com

Darkroom Inventory

1. Gra Lab Timer Model 300 ($119)
2. 3 trays for 8 x 10 paper ($15)
3. 3 Cescolite heavy-weight plastic developing trays for 16 x 20 paper ($100)
4. 4 Kodak Duraflex developing trays for 20 x 24 paper ($80)
5. Speed-Ez-El 16 x 20 ($70)
6. Saunders Photo/Graphic  adjustable enlarging easel from 1 ¾ inches square to 11 x 14 inches. ($40 used)
7. Beseler Adjustable Table model 8540 ($740)
8. Beseler Model 45MXT ($1,800)
9. Aristo D2 cold light head ($185 used)
10. 4 one-gallon Delta 1 Datatainer plastic photographic chemical jugs ($24 or $6 apiece new)
11. 8 x 10 contact print frame ($20)
12. Spotone Set 3 bottles ($40)
13. Kodak Black and White Darkroom Data Guide ($10)
14. 3 Kodak 4×5 hard Rubber Developing Tanks ($60)
15. Kodak rapid selenium toner 2 unused 8oz bottles. ($20)
16. Edwal Color Toner 1-4oz bottle  – yellow ($14)
17. 8 Stainless steel 4×5 film developing hangers ($80)
18. 8 Heavy-duty stainless steel film developing reels for 35mm ($240)
19. 2 Heavy-duty stainless steel film developing reels for 120mm ($30)
20. 2 32oz stainless steel film developing tanks with PVC lids. Each will hold up to four 35mm film reels. Reel rods included. ($100)
21. Kodak Utility Safelight Lamp Model C with mounting bracket ($50)

    

22. Kodak darkroom lamp model A ($40)
23. Photo Flo 200, 16oz bottle ($8)
24. Kodak Dektol 1 gallon powdered ($11)
25. Kodak Fixer 2 one-gallon packets powered ($26)
26. Set of variable contrast filters with lens mount, 0 – 5 in ½ increments plus red filter ($15}
27. Beseler audible/repeating enlarging timer ($250)
28. Micromega critical focuser ($100)
29. Schneider Componon-S enlarger lens with lens board 2.8 55mm ($80)
30. El-Nikkor 80mm 5.6 enlarger lens with lens board ($100)
31. Rodenstock 135mm 5.6 enlarger lens with lens board ($700)
32. Ilford Multigrade variable contrast filters, 6×6”. Set of 12. ($45)
33. Beseler 4×5 inch glassless negative carrier ($155)
34. Beseler 6x7cm glassless negative carrier ($125)
35. Beseler 35mm glassless negative carrier ($165)

    

36. Kodak Polycontrast acetate filters 125 x 125mm set of seven. One through four. ($25)
37. Kodak water syphon ($20)
38. 32oz stainless steel measuring beaker ($25)
39. 64oz stainless steel measuring beaker ($35)
40. Weston stainless steel thermometer model 2265 ($35)