[pure-silver] Re: Moldy Slides
- From: vellum <vellum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:14:35 -0600
I was just looking at hundreds of Kodachrome and Ecktachrome slides that
my parents took over the years. They range from 1948 to 1990, or so.
The vast majority are 35mm, but there are a few boxes of 16mm slides. I
don't see mold on any of the paper slide mounts, but some look pretty
worn. Some slides have little dots on the film that may be mold, and
some fingerprints. Some are badly faded, some look brand new. I
haven't taken a really close look yet as I was intent mostly on taking a
general inventory and categorizing, but I decided it would be best to
scan them before I try cleaning any of them, just in case the cleaning
causes more damage.
Do any of you have a recommendation for a good scanner that will scan
individual slides without having to remove them from their mounts? I
have an ancient Nikon LS-4500 AF Multi-format Scanner that will do this,
but it is very slow and tedious to use for 35mm slides. Also, the
drivers for it were written for Windows 98 and they do not work with
modern Windows versions. Something that can handle slides in a bit more
automated fashion would be nice. These are just family photos, so I
don't need drum scan quality :-)
Skip.
Eric Neilsen Photo wrote:
> I am in agreement with Richard here. I'd try a q-tip very lightly and see
> how it did. If it work reasonably well, but not completely I'd try some film
> cleaner. But first I'd separate by inspection the slide into progressive
> worse off, and better off selection/collections. Carefully work my way from
> best off to worse off. And as another poster suggested, scan first if
> possible. I'd be again careful about scanning. Test a few that had been
> scanned for both ease of cleaning before and after a scan.
>
> Pay close attention to and change in emulsions too; ektachrome vs.
> kodakchrome, ones that showed a fade, etc.
>
> Eric
>
> Eric Neilsen
> Eric Neilsen Photography
> 4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
> Dallas, TX 75226
>
> www.ericneilsenphotography.com
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>
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> From: "Ralph W. Lambrecht" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 11:57 AM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Moldy Slides
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>
>> I'm asking for a friend of mine.
>>
>> He inherited a bunch of family slide which are very
>> important to him.
>> Most seem OK, but some have developed a bit of mold. He is
>> asking me
>> how to save them. What should he do with them?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Ralph W. Lambrecht
>>
>> http://www.darkroomagic.com
>>
>
> Mold is extrememly difficult to deal with. The mold may
> have partly digested some of the gelatin so that the
> emulsion is damaged. The mold can also make the gelatin
> soluble so that water washing will dissolve it.
> There is a little information on the Conservation On
> Line site at:
> <http://conservation-us.org>
> You might also try contacting the Library of Congress,
> George Eastman House, the Getty Museum (in Los Angeles) all
> of whom have large collections of photographs on various
> media and will have considerable experience with mold.
> Kodak also has a publication about mold which was on
> line at their site and may still be there.
> I is possible that the mold might come off with gentle
> brushing provided its in a dormant condition. Also, pure
> (dry) isopropyl alcohol may be useful. It should be tested
> where any damage caused will not be significant. Paper slide
> mounts or paper masks should be discarded entirely. Its
> possible that metal and glass mounts can be reused if
> thoroughly disinfected.
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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