Demise of Gilded Age (Bronzing Powder)

[P3D Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a fairly interesting message forwarded on from the history
of photography mailing list which could be of interest to us
view collectors. I personally have some H.C. White views with
guilded edges, but have not noticed any particular deterioration
of the images (yet)...

-_Thanks

 -------- Bob Wier ----- wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----
          Monday, May 6, 1996  2:45:15 PM
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>To: Multiple recipients of list PHOTOHST <PHOTOHST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Status:   
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>I think Jim Rielly's C&ID mentioned that it was discovered in the 1890s that
>bronzing powder used for gilding card mounts and albums caused image
>deterioration. Does anyone know who discovered this and where it was
>announced?
>
>The other related question is whether this discovery led to the abandonment
>of gilding or was it the oncoming William Morris-Craftsman anti-Victorians?
>There are a lot of matte-gray, ungilded mounts from the late 1890s-1906.
>
>Thanks
>
>Steve



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