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Gilding a Daguerreotype

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This is a short sample of how I gild a Daguerreotype with a blowtorch and Gold Chloride + Sodium Thiosulfate solution.

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  • Haha, no they didn't use blowtorches in the 19th century for gilding. The traditional way was to use an alcohol lamp.

    Many present-day daguerreotypists use Mercury. I don't. There is a way of making daguerreotypes without using Mercury. That process is called the Becquerel Method.

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  • @hualon hello, i am interested in learning how to make daguerreotypes, would you be able to show me the process from the beginning as well as letting me know what materials i need?

  • @hualon hello, i am interested in learning how to make daguerreotypes, would you be able to show me the process from the beginning as well as letting me know what materials i need?

  • A higher angle would have been nice in order to actually see the dag boil, change colors and get contrasty.

  • You mean they don't use mercury anymore? :-]

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