Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 25 June 2026

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Lot 634: A Collection of Vintage Darkroom Equipment and Accessories in a Professional Flight Case

This auction ended on June 25, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £6

A group of mid-20th-century photographic darkroom equipment, primarily of British manufacture, contained within a reinforced flight case. The collection includes a boxed Johnson Roto-Two developing tank by Johnsons of Hendon Ltd., which is marked as compatible with 35mm, 127, 120, and 116 roll films. Also present is a boxed Photax Westbury contact printer and a boxed Paterson darkroom lamp. Smaller accessories comprise a boxed LPL cement splicer and a Kodak Holder Model II in its original yellow packaging. The lot is accompanied by two lengths of galvanized metal tubing fitted with brass manifold components and a valve assembly at one end. The flight case features a green-coated body with silver-tone metal edge reinforcements, butterfly latches, and a foam-lined interior.