Digital BW, The Print

I read about the ArtCare materials, "zeolites," and "MicroChambers" a few
years ago and thought it sounded too good to be true.  So, I searched the
internet for more information and found nothing that contradicted the
claims.  See also 
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn18/wn18-1/wn18-106.html and

http://www.nielsen-bainbridge.com/Artcare/Conservator/IIIA-Zeolytes/Index.ht
m

I confess I have not used these products, even though it looks like we all
should be for out best "keepers."  It's surprising to me that there is not
more on the subject given the claims and apparent test results that have
been published.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: Tyler Boley [mailto:tyler@...] 
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:52 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Current Fade Data of Gelatin Silver Fiber Prints?

I have no data but since I've made reference to the breakdown of
previous assumptions about traditional processes I'll respond. I don't
recall where I saw it or do I recall any actual fade data. Somewhere
in my aging memory is a glop of several comments over the last few
years that collections were experiencing problems they hadn't
expected, so it's a topic I've bandied about perhaps too loosely, but
it's out there. I have heard reference to the partial toning problem
Paul refers to as well.
Also, here is an interesting discussion, based on a magazine article,
addressing various suppositions we held regarding mounting, and
mounting materials, as well.

http://www.superiorarchivalmats.com/sam/Article.html

Due to inks and coatings apparent sensitivity to pollutants, I've been
using this board though it may be overkill, please don't take this as
me promoting the product, only pointing you to an interesting article.
Tyler





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