For Sale Gold chloride

psvensson · May 15, 2011

I'm selling gold chloride in a variety of forms at a discount to Bostick & Sullivan prices:

50 ml 1% solution from Photographers' Formulary, sealed - $18
60 ml 1% solution from Photographers' Formulary - $18 (this bottle is a little grungy - see pic below. There's been a small leak through the inner seal. There's maybe 58 ml left)
15 grains (0.97g) glass ampoule from Merck - $35
15 grains (0.97g) glass ampoule in plastic tube from Baker Chemicals - $35
5g ACS reagent grade, solid, from Fisher Scientific, $170
5g solid, from Photographers' Formulary, $165. It's sealed, but the solid has absorbed moisture and liquefied.

Shipping is $8 in the U.S., for any amount.

Who am I? I'm a long-time member, but I haven't been active in the last few years. I sold another batch of gold chloride ampoules here in 2007. I'll be selling potassium chloroplatinite soon.

fluidrive · May 16, 2011

at $ 35 what would you price it if it was for all of it?

psvensson · May 16, 2011

I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. Are you asking what I'd charge for the whole lot?

akfreak · May 17, 2011

Is this used for toning B&W images for archival purposes

psvensson · May 17, 2011

Yes, toning is the primary use. For silver gelatin prints, it probably increases archival stability, but it's probably not as effective as sulfide toning. I really used it for the lovely blue tones it produces, especially on warm-tone paper.

Make a solution of 50-100 g of ammonium thiocyanate per liter of water, then add 0.2 g gold (a 1 percent solution is convenient). That should tone at least one 16x20 print or the equivalent. Then, when you find the toner starting to lose strength, add more gold chloride. More thiocyanate speeds up toning. If you want to save on thiocyanate, heat the toner to 40C or so - this speeds up toning a lot.

The thiocyanate stays active at least a couple of days, but you'll probably need to add more gold before each toning session.

For some alternative processes, of course, gold chloride toning is essential for archival stability.

akfreak · May 24, 2011

Traditional/alternative printing is way more expensive than digital isn't it.

psvensson · May 25, 2011

akfreak said:
Traditional/alternative printing is way more expensive than digital isn't it.

By weight, gold chloride is only slightly more expensive than inkjet ink....

http://boingboing.net/2009/12/30/graph-compares-price.html

psvensson · May 31, 2011

10% price cut!

50 ml 1% solution from Photographers' Formulary, sealed - $16
60 ml 1% solution from Photographers' Formulary - $16 (this bottle is a little grungy - see pic below. There's been a small leak through the inner seal. There's maybe 58 ml left)
15 grains (0.97g) glass ampoule from Merck - $32
15 grains (0.97g) glass ampoule in plastic tube from Baker Chemicals - $32
5g ACS reagent grade, solid, from Fisher Scientific, $157
5g solid, from Photographers' Formulary, $149. It's sealed, but the solid has absorbed moisture and liquefied.

akaa · May 31, 2011

PM sent on 50ml

mahama · Jun 2, 2011

pm sent re 5g of either fisher or formulary.

psvensson · Jun 2, 2011

What's remaining:
15 grains (0.97g) glass ampoule from Merck - $32
15 grains (0.97g) glass ampoule in plastic tube from Baker Chemicals - $32
5g (originally) solid, from Photographers' Formulary, $149. It's sealed, but the solid has absorbed moisture and liquefied.

psvensson · Jun 7, 2011

Another price cut at Crazy Peter's Gold Chloride Emporium! How low can he go? Don't wait to find out!

15 grains (0.97g) glass ampoule in plastic tube from Baker Chemicals - $29
5g (originally) solid, from Photographers' Formulary, $139. It's sealed, but the solid has absorbed moisture and liquefied.

psvensson · Jun 8, 2011

Ok, the second 5g bottle is claimed. Only the ampoule left. Ampoules aren't as hard to handle as you might think. Wash it, put it in a jar and crush it with a pestle, then add water to make a solution. Strain the solution to get rid of the shards.

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