Item Specifics:

• Brand: Ilford / Johnson & Sons

• Type: Sample Books & Trade Catalogs

• Publication Year: c. 1930s (1936)

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom / Estonia

• Language: English / Estonian

• Original/Reproduction: Original

• Topic: Photography, Darkroom Chemicals

Description:

• Overview: A curated lot of five original 1930s photographic trade items, featuring two English-language sample books with physical print swatches and three rare Estonian-market promotional pamphlets.

• Bibliographic Data:

  • Ilford Bromide Spiral Sample Book (English).

  • Selo Gaslight Sample Catalog with demonstration prints (e.g., Cream Rayon, Matt, Glossy).

  • Ilford / Imperial Dry Plates fold-out, Estonian text, printed in Tallinn, 1936.

  • Johnson & Sons Photochemicals pamphlet, Estonian text.

  • Small Ilford cover pamphlet.

• Condition Report:

  • Covers exhibit moderate soiling, fading, and edge wear.

  • Some edge creasing on the Selo catalog pages.

  • Dark photo swatches show typical age-related silver mirroring/oxidation.