lmans Posted September 9 Share #1 Posted September 9 Advertisement (gone after registration) I say 1930's but I am sure it would be close to darkrooms of the 20's or 10's .... but what might it look like? What might a darkroom contain as we compare them to today? Certainly packaged chemicals would not exist but more a bottle of chemicals that needed to be mixed (fixer and developer etc).... or the actual condenser enlarger...what style, manufactured by whom etc? Look at the size of the enlarger in the third photograph while the fourth one has a very small enlarger. or even basic things such as the use of plastic today compared to yesterday which might have used metal trays, tongs etc....was stainless around then such as in tables? A few images from below...look at the chemicals in the second photograph 12 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shlomo Posted September 9 Share #2 Posted September 9 Lovely. These pictures truly stir a sense of wistfulness, for it is easy to imagine that under precisely such conditions, and in just those times, the greatest names created their works—a marvellous series of images indeed. So many thanks! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Best, Shlomo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted September 9 Share #3 Posted September 9 (edited) There is a photographic business in Derby, WW Winter, which has been running in the same building since 1867. By a quirk of good fortune, a good part of the older facilities and materials survive (and stacks of glass plates). Their historical value is now recognised (although the business still trades) and there is a historical trust dedicated to conservation. By chance I met one of the conservators a year or so ago and was given a tour. It's well worth a visit. Edited September 9 by LocalHero1953 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted September 10 Share #4 Posted September 10 (edited) Hello Imans, Nice photos. I think the CLOTHING in the first 2 photos is from the 1930's. And, the CLOTHING in the 3d & 4th photos is from the 1940's. Best Regards, Michael Edited September 10 by Michael Geschlecht Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted September 10 Share #5 Posted September 10 Yes, gent in the suit with his pipe looks typical of the late 40’s or 50’s. Lady in uniform in white tiled darkroom could be a police darkroom. 1950’s from the enlarger, Valoy? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted September 10 Share #6 Posted September 10 Lovely to see these. I have been working on a chapter on Victorian Darkrooms for a book to be published by the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain (PCCGB) to celebrate the club's 50th Anniversary. One big issue is that there are almost no photos of surviving Victorian Darkrooms. I have relied on images I took of this surviving darkroom from the 1880s here in Ireland. My UK colleagues in PCCGB are fully aware of WW Winter, of course. This talk, which I also did twice on site, goes into far more than the actual room or space and it includes the photographer's exposure notebooks and what he wrote in them 120 to 140 years ago. William 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmans Posted September 10 Author Share #7 Posted September 10 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nice video....I will sit down this evening when I have a chance and have a go of it..... intriguing ... jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Attrik Posted September 10 Share #8 Posted September 10 There is a lovely example of and original Studio and darkroom in the Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole in North Yorkshire. It is a large wooden structure built, in York, in 1902 (?) by a local photographer, William Hayes. He moved it a few years later to Hutton-le-Hole. After William died (1871 to 1940) his son, Raymond, gave the Studio and darkroom to the Museum in 1991 (?). The Museum is well worth a visit for its own photogenic layout, about 5 acres. The village is a pretty with good eating and boozing availability. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted September 10 Share #9 Posted September 10 14 hours ago, Pyrogallol said: police darkroom I thought maybe hospital (medical photographer) because of very high ceiling and white glazed tiles, but who knows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted September 10 Share #10 Posted September 10 10 minutes ago, pedaes said: I thought maybe hospital (medical photographer) because of very high ceiling and white glazed tiles, but who knows. Back in the 1960 light colored walls and surfaces were recommended (except around the enlarger) to see better under dim safelights. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted September 10 Share #11 Posted September 10 If anyone wants it I have what was most probably a paper processing tray made of enamelled metal. I'll measure it but its quite small. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted September 10 Share #12 Posted September 10 2 minutes ago, pgk said: If anyone wants it I have what was most probably a paper processing tray made of enamelled metal. I'll measure it but its quite small. I have a few small china ones. An enamelled metal one would be nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted September 10 Share #13 Posted September 10 4 minutes ago, Pyrogallol said: I have a few small china ones. An enamelled metal one would be nice. I'll photograph it tomorrow and measure it. If you want it I can send it to you but have a look first. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagner Lungov Posted September 14 Share #14 Posted September 14 This man is August Sander. The others, I don't know. Any clue? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/424177-darkrooms-of-the-1930s/?do=findComment&comment=5863503'>More sharing options...
Wagner Lungov Posted September 14 Share #15 Posted September 14 Searching with Google lens, the third man looks like "A. Aubrey Bodine (1906–1970) was an American photographer and photojournalist for The Baltimore Sun's Sunday Sun Magazine, also known as the brown section, for fifty years." (Wikipedia). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/424177-darkrooms-of-the-1930s/?do=findComment&comment=5863507'>More sharing options...
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