Grafist@aol.com
Date: 07/14/03-05:09:53 AM Z
To All Fresson Info Searchers,
Luis Nadeau in his excellent book " Gum Dichromate, and other Direct
Carbon Processes" mentions the work of Charles W. Miller as refered to by
Charles M. Mouret writing in "The American Annual of Photography" 1929. Apparently
Miller used Fresson " Arvel" paper which was a derivative of their previous
product which used sawdust and water to develop the image. This "Arvel " paper
was sold commercially over a period of approx 15 years prior to World War Two
and was developed using a weak solution of potassium hypochlorite (household
bleach) thus doing away with the messy sawdust mixture and the riguorous water
temperature controls needed to adjust the density of the print.
Recently, The American Annual of Photography 1929 was mentioned
on this list. I was wondering if anyone was successful in locating this
publication? It may contain further clues to the "secrets" of the Fresson Direct
Carbon processes.
John Grocott
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