Are you sure about the mercury? I remember Victor's Chromium
Intensifer, which was sold by Kodak and available at least until the
late 70's. It too was withdrawn from the market. I don't recall a
prepackaged mercury intensifier, though. The Chromium intensifier
worked as you describe.
Carson
Carson@ileaf.com
> It really did a swell job of intensifying a thin neg. Turned it a sort of
> yellowish. I used it for toning prints and when placed in direct sunlight
> turned them from the yellow to a chocolate (luscious) brown.
> I suppose I would still use it now with gloves, aerator mask, oil cloth
> apron, ventilation, etc.
> Jack
> ***The eye is the Pencil of Nurture***
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