Dufaytissue
Description
“Dufaytissue materials, marketed by Dufay-Chromex Limited of London between 1941 and 1948, resembled Belcolor and were used to produce color prints by contact. After they had been sensitized and dried, the pigment films were exposed by contact through their celluloid base, developed in warm water, and dried. The yellow, magenta, and cyan images were transferred in sequence from their transparent film onto a final paper support and cemented with a special gelatin-based adhesive. Each transfer of color was followed by complete drying of the paper and film sandwich so that the film support could be peeled off with ease. Printing with Dufaytissue materials was considered more user-friendly than regular carbon printing because only one transfer (the final assembly on a paper base) was involved in the process. Registration was also easier to adjust with dry materials (Beale 1941). Customers could send their Dufaycolor transparencies (another product marketed by the company) to Dufay- Chromex Limited and have separation negatives specially made for printing with Dufaytissues (Spencer 1948: 169) (Fig. 3.8).12”
(Pénichon, Sylvie (2013): Twentieth Century Colour Photographs. The Complete Guide to Processes, Identification & Preservation. London, Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson, on p. 89.)
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Pénichon, Sylvie (2013): Twentieth Century Colour Photographs. The Complete Guide to Processes, Identification & Preservation. London, Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson, p. 89.
Secondary Sources
Pénichon, Sylvie (2013): Twentieth Century Colour Photographs. The Complete Guide to Processes, Identification & Preservation. London, Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson, on p. 89. View Quote
