[pure-silver] Re: Argento-ferrotype prints

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Lock" <harrylock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 8:36 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Argento-ferrotype prints


> Hi All
>
> This is probably not strictly black & white, but can 
> someone tell me what
> this type of print is and where I can get more info on 
> producing them.
>
> I saw some in a gallery and they were wonderful.
>
> Cheers for now
>
> Harry
>
     Ferrotype is often used to refer to prints dried on a 
glossy plate, the Brits call this glazing. However, there is 
an old process called Ferrotypey. It was originally a wet 
plate process for direct postives. A wet plate type 
collodion "emulsion" is coated on a black enamelled metal 
plate. The coating is thin and when exposed and developed 
the silver image appears as a white positive image on a 
black background. I am not sure if the familar "Tintype" 
process is the same. Certainly a similar result can be 
gotten by coating a gelatin dry emulsion on an enamelled 
plate. I suspect that query to the Alternative Processes 
list would bring forth much information and instructions.

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

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