Re: Positive Test for Platinotype

Peter Marshall (petermarshall@cix.compulink.co.uk)
Wed, 1 May 96 07:32 BST-1

In-Reply-To: <830684553.29683.0@mikeware.demon.co.uk>

Part of Mike's very useful posting:
> A positive, non-destructive test for Platinotypes - by Mike Ware.
>
> Place a tiny drop of hydrogen peroxide solution on a dark region of the
print.
> (The hydrogen peroxide should be the ordinary domestic variety, so-called
> '10-' or '20-volume', i.e. 3% to 6%.)
> If the print contains a significant amount of platinum,

Thanks for this. Presumably a positive result should thus also be given by
platinum toned silver prints of any type (including kallitype) and also
silver-platinum processes - such as the Satista paper, although these will
presumably contain far less platinum.

Peter Marshall

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