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Article · National Science and Media Museum
Introduction to the Gum Bichromate Process
By Terry King
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2011
About this lesson
An eleven-step gum bichromate guide from a museum education blog covering the dichromate-and-colloid chemistry, pigment and paper choices, coating and multiple-exposure printing needed to build density, and storage and health precautions for the chemicals.
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