RE: Argentum sulfericum

Hi Bob,
>
> I'm just curious. When silver/gel prints are not completely
> washed the
> residual hypo combines with the silver to make silver sulfide
> (I'm told) so
> that you get a yellow print. My question is, "What color is
> the silver
> sulfide in your bottle? Is it yellow?" I ask because I have
> never seen
> silver sulfide.

..weel it's in

>
> I assume that since the label was in Latin, the bottle must
> have belonged to
> an alchemist.
> Therefore, it may have magical properties. ;-) You could keep
> it around as a
> conversation piece.
> Leave it on your coffee table. When a guest asks what it is
> say, "Oh that. I
> must have forgotten to put it away the last time I was
> turning some base
> metal into gold."
>
>
> Bob Schrammium
> Check out my web page at:
>
> http://www.SchrammStudio.com
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> >From: "Breukel, C. (HKG)" <C.Breukel@lumc.nl>
> >Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >To: "Alt-Photo-Process-L (E-mail)"
> <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> >Subject: Argentum sulfericum
> >Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 14:47:07 +0100
> >
> >I ran across this very old bottle (cork sealed, with wax on top) of
> >argenticum sulfericum, or silver sulphate. I now that
> silversulphate is
> >insoluble in water. Is there any practical application for
> silversulphate
> >in
> >alt. photo processes, or should I keep the bottle as a curious paper
> >weigth?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Cor
>
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Received on Wed Feb 18 04:39:31 2004