Mon-Blanc Chemical Co. Von-L Gold XX, EF, Developer for Paper

[bill_wetzel1]

Cleaning out my darkroom in my childhood home I came across several bottles of

the above-mentioned developers. These were given to me in the early 1960's by

the parent of a friend who was then cleaning out his own darkroom. I know that

they are at least 48 years old and suspect that they could easily have been 10

or 20 years old when I got them. I did use the Gold XX in the 1960's and

remember it being a very active developer producing high contrast and excellent

shadow detail. The chemicals are distinctive in that they are far more viscous

than any other liquid developers I have used and have solids that have settled

to the bottom of the jars.

 

I searched photo.net and the web but found no information about the products. Is

anyone here familiar with them, used them, have any information about them? I'd

like to hear the impressions of others who have used them.

 

The developers are still clear so I might mix up a batch and give it another

try. It will be quite amazing if it still works after 60 to 70 years but I

wouldn't be surprised as it worked fine for me when it was 10 to 20 years old.

 

Thanks,

Bill