Glass tube containing Gold Toning Bath (Sulphocyanide) No.2 tablets.
Parke Davis and Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Cork, Paper, Chemicals
Measurements
76 mm (Length); 15 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525109.2
Summary
Glass tube containing Gold Toning Bath (Sulphocyanide) No.2 tablets. A glass tube sealed with a cork. No tablets inside, only some cotton wool. Orange paper label printed in black with: "Compressed tablets. Gold toning bath (Sulphocyanide) No.2. Dissolve one each of No.1 and 2 in 5 ounces of water and do not wash the prints previous to toning. 269481E. Parke, Davis & Co, London"
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986.
Makers and roles
Parke Davis and Co., manufacturer