Reality is that many 10X10 enlarger chassis became available in the last 2 decades without heads, condensers or neg carriers.
I believe those essential parts were snapped up by active users leaving newbies, like me to rescue the chassis and DIY the rest.
I still remember my father building me a Dark Closet when I was 7, so I could develop Minox, but he denied me an enlarger as just foolishness. Even if I worked and paid for it myself. That was 1958 and i didn't process my own film again until 1998. Minox Contact prints are useless to a person that didn't get glasses until later that year.
Rosebud is my enlarger collection.
Now I have my hobby.
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