Do you have an allergy to eggs? (albumen) Or possibly to molds spores in
the old cards? I have the mold problem in old books from that
period.
Joe
In a message dated 12/6/2009 8:14:38 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
john@johnbrewerphotography.com writes:
From: Paul
Viapiano [mailto:viapiano@pacbell.net] Sent: 06 December 2009
08:29 To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: question
re: old photographs late 1800s-early 1900s
Hi
all...
A friend of mine
just came across a trove of family photographs from this period and as he puts
it:
"...in those days it
was customary to have your portrait taken and have them printed on postcards
and send them friends & relatives, we found many amazing beautiful
portraits of people we didn’t know. I shipped a bunch out and have them here
now. The question is that when I handle these photos from 1900 – 1920 my
nostrils and throat start to burn. Is there some chemical in these old prints
that could be hazardous?"