Sorry everyone. I did not mean to strike fear in anyone. They are in fact old
x-ray B&W negatives that were saturated by water and now exist as bricks of
film base and emulsion.
They are not photos of political figures. My attempt at humor was poorly
delivered. That’s why I’m not on the comedy circuit. :-)
I thought I might find a way separate the emulsion from the base. I understand
the process of separating the silver from the emulsion. I agree that it may not
be economical to recover enough silver to buy a new car. :-)
I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas on removing the emulsion from a
bunch of trashed film.
The bleach suggestion seems tenable.
Thanks to all for you suggestions and advice.
Bill
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On Apr 26, 2019, at 9:46 AM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I believe his first comment was a joke. They are in fact old x-rays.
:-)
Zack
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On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 7:54 AM ROBERT KISS <bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Do a little research and think twice before destroying pix of politicians!
Getty et alia might be interested.
On April 26, 2019 at 6:54 AM Bill Riley <bill@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks. Bleach is a good idea. I may give that a try.
Yeah. They are mostly images of politicians and officials from the archives
of a freelance news photographer who worked in DC in the late 1800’s /
early 1900’s. I didn’t think anyone would be interested in them.
:-)
Actually, they’re mostly water damaged x-rays that are fused together in
blocks of gunk.
Thanks again for the suggestion.
Bill
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On Apr 26, 2019, at 2:25 AM, `Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Well, if you really want to do this try bleach. It will usually remove the
emulsion immediately. Don't know where to go from there.
Are these the rare historical photos of the last century?
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On 4/25/2019 9:25 PM, Bill Riley wrote:
I have a substantial amount of processed B&W negatives that will
eventually be disposed. I would like to remove the emulsion in batches
and recover the siver before I get rid of the base. Does anyone have any
suggestions on emulsion removal in bulk from film?
Thank you... Bill
Richard Knoppow
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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