Re: print washer

["William Robb" <wrobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A friend of mine has one. He inherited it from his grandfather (I can't
believe how long they have been around). The prints his grandfather washed
in it (using sodium fixer rather than easier to remove ammonium fixer) still
look pristine, with no staining even after 40 years.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph O'Neil <joneil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <infrared@xxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 1999 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: print washer


> At 20:15 04/06/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Actually the most archival print washer is the Kodak tray siphon if you
only
> >wash one or two prints at a time. This is according to Henry Wilhelm, who
is
> >the guru of archival photography information.
> >You can buy these new, but the cost is insane! Better to cruise the photo
> >swap meets or yard sales and pick up a good used one.
>
> Speaking of print washers, does anybody know how good in an archival sense
> those big, stainless steel Arkay print washers are?  The ones with the big
> rotating steel cage inside what looks like a steel washtub.
> I picked one up used last year for a song when the local university was
> shutting down one of it's big darkrooms (along with some other gear).
> Works fine, uses a  lot of water, but I always wondered just how archival
> they are.
> joe
>
> http://www.multiboard.com/~joneil
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