Yes, that could well be the explanation for the demise of the
photographer in the film. The question would appear to be then:- Did he
drop the bottle accidentally, or did the villain jog his elbow and beat
a hasty retreat?
>Darkrooms in the wet-plate era usually had a red or amber window, not a safe-
>light. Safelights, I believe, made their appearance in the dryplate era
>(1880s).
>
What did Victorian wet plate photographers do in the dark evenings?
Alex.
-- Alex Nanson alec@norlex.demon.co.uk Gloucester. UK