Re: Liquid Silver Emulsions

[Richard Knoppow <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>]

At 11:31 PM 05/05/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>>on 5/3/02 9:40 AM, ARTHURWG@aol.com at ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>>  I know this is kinda basic, but what's the best liquid silver
emulsion?  Any
>>>  recommendations?
>>ask Jake at Blue Moon 503 978 0333 he has quite a selection of alt process
>>stuff and carries several lines  Mark
>
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>Anyone have information on 19th C. Dry Plate emulsions?  I am 
>interested in making glass plate negs with silver in a hand coated 
>gelatin substrate. I have had poor success with commercial emulsions 
>(Liquid Light and AgPlus).  I'm looking for a long tonal range for 
>contact printing.  Not interested in Wet Plate Collodion.
>
>First time writing into this fascinating site,
>
>Richard Lewis
>
  A place to start is with two old books:
_Photographic Emulsions_ E. J. Wall, (1929) Boston, the American
Photographic Book Publishing Co. 

_Photographic Emulsion Technique_ 1st ed., T. Thorne Baker, (1941) Boston,
The American Photographic Book Publishing Co. 
 " 2nd edition, 1948
 
  Both have theory but were written for those who want to actually make
emulsions. 

  There is an extensive bibliography in:
_Modern Photographic Processing_ Grant Haist, 1979, Wiley-Interscience
Publications. Reprinted by the author, 2000, and available from the Haist
Press, P.O.Box 805, Okemos, MI, 48805 ISBN 0-471-04286-2
  See the references beginning p.93
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@ix.netcom.com