Since Georges Giralt has encouraged me (blame him) here
is some more. I have little or no information on some of
these.
In the 1930s there was a paper called Tuma-Gas which was
popular with exhibition photographers. It was distributed by
a company in New York, but I have the ghost of a memory that
it was made in Europe somewhere.
My 1937 Agfa catalogue shows a paper called Agfa Portrait
Enlarging Paper, it also shows a portrait contact paper
called Professional Cyko. The 1940 catalogue does not
include these but does have Cykora and Cykon, which I
believe were replacements. Inserted in this catalogue is a
small, undated, folder announcing Cykora and Cykon as "new"
papers. It also includes Speedex, a fast, blue-black,
contact paper for automatic photofinishing printers.
My 1947 Ansco catalogue lists the contact papers Convira,
Cykon, Proof. Special purpose papers, Speedex and Reflex.
Projection papers Brovira, Cykora Indiatone, Projection
Proof.
A 1974 data sheet in the Photo-Lab-Index lists Agfa
Brovira, Portriga-Rapid, Contactone. The last is a fast
contact paper for automatic printers. The Ilford section for
the same date lists only Ilfobrome, a fast, cold tone,
enlarging paper. GAF, the successor to Ansco, shows GAF
Contact a printing out paper; GAV Vee Cee Rapid, a variable
contrast cold tone projection paper; GAF Allura, a medium
speed, warm tone, projection paper; GAF Mutigam, a variable
contrast prjection paper on an RC base; and two panchromatic
papers for making B&W prints from color negatives, one cold
tone on single weight, the other warm tone on double weight
support.
Ansco made some papers in the 1960's not included here.
One was Ansco Jet, a medium speed neutral tone projection
paper. I believe it was made to compete with Kodak Medalist.
Some Kodak papers that got left off the long list are
Medalist, a medium speed, neutral to warm tone projection
paper, Platino, a short lived paper, medium speed, warm tone
projection. I believe this was to provide a faster warm tone
paper than Opal, which was very slow. Ektalure, a moderately
fast, very warm tone, projection paper. Perhaps even warmer
than Opal.
Mural paper, a fast projection paper on a rough surface,
single weight stock. Resisto and Resisto Rapid, early RC
papers, Resisto for contact printing, Resisto Rapid for
projection printing.
Some Kodak name changes. Kodak aquired the emulsions for
some of its papers by buying out other companies. The old
names persisted. Opal, Athena, and some others were prefaced
by the name Vitava. Kodabromide was originally called
Kodabrom, I think that name stuck in England for some time.
More if I discover more.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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