Re: Sugar and long-term archivality

S. Carl King (sanking@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Fri, 13 Sep 1996 13:28:21 -0500

>It was fresher and the sugar made it dissolve more easily... But the sugar
>is bad for long-term archivality. Better to use a small amount of
>glycerine to enhance contrast.

No doubt some of the "ease"
>was "expert-ise", but still it looks like something ordinary everyday people
>could learn to do and the look is very beautiful.
>
Judy,

So you now realizethat making carbon prints is quite a bit less difficult
than walking on water? I wonder, though, what is the basis of your comment
that sugar might be bad for long-term archivality. Are you advancing this
as a theory or is there some empirical data or long-term studies that
suggest this to be the case?

Sandy King
Sanking@hubcap.clemson.edu