Re: Revival & Gelobrom & Winchester

John Barnier (jb@dgi.net)
Fri, 13 Sep 96 06:51:43 -0000

>!. A gelobrom, as I recall, is a kind of carbro where instead of
>contacting a
>silver gelatine print to the dichromated gelatine which is then inked up, the
>original print is used but is inked up before it is bleached. Mike Shorter
>tells
>me he has done quite an amount of work on the process recently; his
>results show
>that the work was worthwhile. I do not know if Mike is on the list and I
>have
>mislaid his address; .
>I know that Joyce Peck has it. (Joyce, please let us know). Mike is keen to
>spread the word. The process is older than the name.

According to David Lewis, the Canadian bromoilist, gelabrome (his
spelling) was developed by Georgia Proctor-Gregg some years ago. She was
a teacher of his, passing on her gelabrome experience to him, as well as
her bromoil procedures.

Terry is right about the process in theory. But the ink, from what I
recall, is either Sumi or india, not the heavy litho-types used in
bromoil and Rawlins.

Ms. Proctor-Gregg published a paper through the RPS on the process (I
believe in the 60's) , a copy of which David gave me. I'll post more
specifics once I rediscover it in my newly "organized" office.

John

John Barnier
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Marine on St. Croix,
Minnesota 55047 USA
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