[rollei_list] Re: Old film
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 12:58:41 -0700
Don,
My daughter and I did just that last week. Sorted out photos
and portraits from before WW1. Some of the silver is tarnishing,
but I will try to recover them.
Jerry
Don Williams wrote:
> At 05:10 PM 5/28/2005, Dick wrote:
> . . . . .
>
> > Silver is more stable than dye but is actually not very
> >stable unless toned. Silver sulfide is extremely stable.
> >Silver sulfide images are the result of using any of several
> >Sulfiding toners, often called Sepia toners. Kodak Brown
> >Toner and the very similar Agfa Viradon are examples of such
> >toners.
>
> I think I have a variety of prints, some of which may be tintype, in a box
> I picked up from my stepfather many years ago. I think some of them are
> indeed tarnishing a bit. Any suggestions. (I haven't even looked in there
> in a couple of years, since some of the photos were in mounts and I didn't
> want to sort out the broken glass, guess it's about time.
>
> DAW
>
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