I inherited my grandfathers cameras some 20 years ago, and they've been sitting at my mom's house. She sent them back with me the other day, and are now residing in my attic. Hate to sell something like that, but also don't have a passion for photography so I can't see displaying them etc. They really don't have any model numbers on them, so there isn't much to Google. Anyone an expert? I can take a picture with my phone, that's about it.
Post some pics and hopefully someone here can give you a general idea. Do not expect big $$$ for them. Most were mass produced to the point where survivors are still plentiful. A quick check on eBay for identical units is an easy first step. Do a search for completed sales. There is a store in Atlanta that buys cameras - I sold most of my dad's stuff there when my father passed away 15 years ago. In some ways I regret it, as having the opportunity to display them now would be great. It was a big part of his entire life. And luckily, I still have some of the pics. Like this one, taken at Fort Bragg, NC, in the late 50's.
Lots of German and soviet Era stuff can pull a few bucks. Format lenses and bodies all have thier followers too. Some of the simple point and shoot cameras can be hard to find now though. And Leica is where it's at..
I got rid of all my LPs because everything went digital— now it’s the thing to have!.. save em for your kids..
Actually, film is cool again, same as LPs. Depending on what the OP gets, they might be worth some money. Medium format Pentax, Leica, HasselBlad, Mamiya are all sought after. Condition is important. I'd try to sell them on eBay rather than an actual shop.
KEH.com is the store here in Atlanta. Honestly, some old stuff is just considered garbage if it's consumer grade. BUT there are a few consumer grade items that could be worth some money. If they are twin lens reflex (you look down through the top of the camera) they could be worth some money. Some older Nikon stuff could be valuable. Not sure of Canon unless it's prosumer or pro grade. Labels to look for: Leica, Hasselblad, Rolleiflex, Rolleicord, Mamiya, Linhof, Yashica, Nikon, Zeiss, Zeiss Jena, Canon, anything that says 120/220 on it, lenses that are solid gray, have a red stripe or a gold stripe towards the end of the lens, and so on. As said previously, post pics.
The big grey thing with the red bellows looks like a photo enlarger (that you'd use to take negatives, and make prints/'positives' with). I've no clue about what that specific enlarger came with, but it likely would need a tray/holder for photo paper and a base to hold the whole thing upright. I don't think there's any reason to keep it for sentimental value, and if you wanted a more modern functional enlarger, they can be had for fairly cheap. The two cameras (Voightlander and Ernemann) could be neat keepsakes to display on a shelf, or sell if they're worth anything. I cant tell much detail from these pictures, but if you start googling you can hopefully find identifying features to compare and positively ID.
I remember my Dad having a Voightlander just like that one, he "liberated" it from a house in Germany during his continental jaunt in the early 1940's. I took it to school when we covered photography in physics and we took some photos with it that didn't come out too well, we found a pinhole in the bellows and it just became an ornament after that.
http://www.jnoir.eu/en/cameras/voigtlander/bessa/ https://www.petrakla.com/products/s...iar-lens-freshly-serviced?variant=35095714826 These look like the voigtlander? Definitely looks like 30-40s boxes
