> Diane--
>
> Unfortunately, despite its name, Chicago Albumen works only has
> POP, a European pre-coated brand. Unless their catalog is failing to
> tell me something, they do not have a pre-coated albumen. As I sit here
> and write this, I am in the process of making an albumen print. So far,
> the sandwich has been under the UV light for over 1 hour. Sometime
> before I go to be, I hope it finishes.
>
> Thank you Diane for your efforts! If there are experienced
> albumen printers out there, I would certainly love to hear from you on
> such mundane matters as whether Reilly is correct that UV flourescents
> are too weak, etc. TIA. Jim
Well, I wouldn't call myself an experienced albumen printer, but I have
several times gone the whole route, made the lovely abumen juice (I call
it) and managed to spread it on 75% of the paper I work on without
getting bubbles. I found coating it with the AgNitrate the most
difficult. It's just hard to get it even. Yes, I belive it was slow
under my UV lites but I have managed, as I remember (I haven't done it in
2 or more years) to get some nice prints. How did they manage it way back
then? I'm in awe. Why do it? Why do any of us do it? For me, it's to
experience the process and reach AWE for our ancestors in alt pro. I
hope someone else can be of more help. Diane A.G.>