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Marek and All,
You said you could not remember when or where you came across Javel
Water.
Perhaps it was some years ago you may
have read this? Its always
enlightening to back track on the development of methods being used,
today.
But I dont see how the Arvel process could have
produced better results than Loris and yourself are getting, now, using
Javel Water.
Best Wishes
John - Photographist - London - UK
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To clarify a little further and to quote the next
para in Nadeau's, ''Gum
>> Dichromate.'' 1987. Page 76 Chapter
V1:-
>>
>> ''Mouret, mentioning the work of Charles W . Miller
writes :
>>
>> ''Early in the morning, he places a piece of
sensitized Fresson paper in
>> contact with a paper negative outside
of the window, and leaves it there
>> all day long without the least
inspection. In the evening, he transfers
>> the paper into the
cold water bath for 4 minutes and then into another
>> tray containing
a mixture of 1 ounce of Javelle water and 3 6 ounces of
>>
ordinary tap water. Now the paper must be watched very carefully, and as
>> soon as the edges begin to lighten it must be instantly removed and
placed
>> either on a glass or tin plate, or in an empty tray.
It may now be
>> sprayed carefully under the tap, or better with the
aid of a rubber hose
>> carrying a glass or hard rubber tip, to enable
the operator to direct a
>> fine jet of water just at the point where
it is momentarily required. The
>> entire surface must be
treated in this fashion, until the desired degree
>> of density has
been reached, whereupon the picture may be hung up for
>>
drying.''
>>
>> Charles M. Mouret. ''The Fresson Direct
Carbon Printing Process'', The
>> American Annual of
Photography. (1929 ) pp 179 -182
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