Re: Cyanide and almonds (Kind hearts and Coronets)

Donald Cardwell (cardwell@voyager.net)
Thu, 05 Feb 1998 09:24:15 -0500

Alex Nanson wrote:
>>SNIPP<<

> A little Ether vapour in the darkroom atmosphere, and a struck match
> (to light the darkroom safe light. Mr Edison's new invention not having
> reached the UK at that time, presumably) would produce a most
> satisfactory explosion!
>
> Alex.

Well, the English alternative printers go for 'monkeying with the safe
lamp'. I'll have to rent the film this weekend and find out the way it
was done, although it seems that substituting petrol (Bob Mazullo's
memory is better than mine) for parafin effective. At least it doesn't
look like The Photographer was put out of the way with Picric Acid.

Cheers,

Don