Re: Carbon tissue

NADO000 (LNADEAU@unb.ca)
Mon, 30 May 94 22:12:23 ADT

>Thanks to Sandy King for sharing his expertise. Tricolour cabro sounds
>pretty demanding, especially if you're using only hand made materials.
>
>Does anyone if carbon tissue is still commercially available? I've
>heard that Haefstaengl have now stopped making it - apparently commercial
>demand for materials for photogravure is so bad they're pulling out of
>gelatin coatings altogether.

Hanfstaengl no longer exists. Autotype, in the UK, is the last source
of gravure materials.

Ultrastable carbon materials, for color work, is still available.

Luis Nadeau
>
>A directory of sources of supply seems like a great idea for a FAQ file.
>
>Philip Jackson
>pjackson@nla.gov.au
>