RE: Saving old negatives

Irving,

You may wish to inquire with the Getty Research Institute. The Getty has a
fair amount of information related to photographic conservation available
online:

http://www.getty.edu/

which may answer your questions or you may wish to contact them directly.

Don Bryant

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From: Irvingyoung2@aol.com [mailto:Irvingyoung2@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:52 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Saving old negatives

I realise that this enquiry is not in the direct thread of alt processes but
I'm hoping that someone out there can help me. I have a fairly large number
of old glass negatives, these are in the region of 100 years old(No, I
didn't take them myself). The problem I'm having is with "silvering" of the
image.
       I have tried using a proprietary tarnish remover on a few with some
success, but am a little nervous of subjecting the rest of them to the same
treatment. What I would appreciate is any advice on restoring these negs
without risking irreversible damage.

Irving Young, Lancashire, UK.
Received on Wed Apr 5 13:17:34 2006