David Lewis spoke in late 2005 on the technique called Bromoil
Toronto. In the pre COVID-19 days of November, 2005 we hosted a talk on the “Art of Bromoil & Transfer” by David W Lewis.
The process replaces the prone to fading silver halides in a print with lithographic ink.
Shortly after the talk, I did a review which begins, “BROMOIL is one of the rarest and the most permanent of the photographic printing processes. Basically the silver image is replaced by lithographic ink.
“Bromoil was invented in 1907 by Wellbourne Piper on a suggestion from E J Wall, and building on the earlier Rawlins Process. Two years later the bromoil transfer process was invented by Fred Judge and popularized by Robert Demachy.”
The full review is on the November 2005 page linked above. The process is described in detail by David’s book of the same title as his talk. He also sells the materials (see his website linked above).
Visit our fair this coming Sunday, October 20th and see what can be added to your collection. You may even spot a Bromoil print! See this post for details (location, time, cost, etc.).
