A bottle of Negative Erasing Medium No.2 for use with "Negafake" erasing pencils.
T. S. Bruce
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1908
Materials
Glass, Cork, Paper
Measurements
63 x 27 x 27 mm
Place of origin
Hampstead
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525112.5
Summary
A glass bottle of Negative Erasing Medium No. 2. For use with the "Negafake" erasing pencils in a photographic negative retouching outfit. Square sided clear glass bottle (cork stopper is missing), no longer containing any lubricant. There is a pale green paper label on one side which is printed in black ink with text as follows: "T.S. Bruce and D'Anter's Negative Erasing Medium No.2. 4, Villas-on-Heath, Vale, Hampstead, London." The lubricating medium can be used with either pencil (see Inv. No. 1525112.3), for different effects; No. 1 for softer work, and No. 2 for more energetic and quicker finishing. Four degrees of retouching can be achieved by varying the combination of the pencils and lubricants. This system of lubricant and extremely fine abrasive meant that, even when used with some force, the pencils would never scratch the negative.
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
T. S. Bruce, manufacturer