Why is "Dektol" called "Dektol"?

[rwyoung]

Curious questions:

Why is "Dektol" called "Dektol"? Looking at the formula for D-72 (not exactly the same thing but close enough) I don't see anything to give me a clue.

Why is "Rodinal" called "Rodinal"? Perhaps its name somehow comes from the p-Aminophenol? But that seem like a pretty weak link to me since the brand name is "al" and the chemical ends "ol".

Anyway, just one of those things that keep me awake at night.

 

[Petzi]

Curious questions:

Why is "Dektol" called "Dektol"? Looking at the formula for D-72 (not exactly the same thing but close enough) I don't see anything to give me a clue.

Why is "Rodinal" called "Rodinal"? Perhaps its name somehow comes from the p-Aminophenol? But that seem like a pretty weak link to me since the brand name is "al" and the chemical ends "ol".

Anyway, just one of those things that keep me awake at night.

I don't know the full story but it seems to be an Agfa nomenclature.

-ol = Paper developer

Example:
Neutol

-al = Film developer

Examples:
Rodinal
Studional
Refinal
Atomal

 

[Photo Engineer]

It seems to me that rwyoung and petzi are worth quesitoning as well.

In any case, these names are older than dirt.

PE

 

[Petzi]

In any case, these names are older than dirt.

Yes that's true. Given that the German word "neu" means "new" in English, there must have been some -ol before that. People with old photo books might know about that. I believe I was born after Neutol was invented.

 

[jimgalli]

D eveloper
E astman
K odak
tol

good as any other guess.

 

[Photo Engineer]

jimgalli is also a curiosity to me.

Dektol is nearly 100 years old, near my age. How about the rest of you???



PE

 

[Petzi]

D eveloper
E astman
K odak
tol

good as any other guess.

What I said is not a guess, I think read it somewhere in an Agfa publication, but I can't find the reference right away.

I was born in 1969.

I have to think of the guy here who said he liked Dassonville paper when it was available.

 

[Christiaan Phleger]

What?! PE is close to 100? Got to be kidding!
I've heard of an old developer called Geritol or something like that, anybody have the formula?

 

[CRhymer]

etymology

What I said is not a guess, I think read it somewhere in an Agfa publication, but I can't find the reference right away.

I was born in 1969.

I have to think of the guy here who said he liked Dassonville paper when it was available.

Perhaps you are thinking of something like this:

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=005gxE

I am incrementally younger than PE.

PE-dx

Cheers,
Clarence

 

[rwyoung]

It seems to me that rwyoung and petzi are worth quesitoning as well.

In any case, these names are older than dirt.

PE

Not sure about everybody else's Sunday funnies, but last week, Opus closed with a very valid observation:

The trouble with having an open mind, is that people keep sticking things in it!

This is exactly my problem!:rolleyes:

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

It seems to me that rwyoung and petzi are worth quesitoning as well.

In any case, these names are older than dirt.

PE

Petzi is a kind Danish bear, also known as Rasmums Klump, that loves pancakes with syrups and travels around the world with a seal capitain, a pelican, a turtle, and a penguin. I used to love reading him.

 

[Photo Engineer]

What?! PE is close to 100? Got to be kidding!
I've heard of an old developer called Geritol or something like that, anybody have the formula?

This reminds me of another comment about a medical problem called "noassatall".

RidingWaves is also an odd name.

PE

 

[Joe Lipka]

This reminds me of another comment about a medical problem called "noassatall"
PE

I remember reading in a Weston Daybook, where Edward was complaining of a similar ailment, "lackanookie". Although I do find that difficult to imagine.

 

[Sirius Glass]

This reminds me of another comment about a medical problem called "noassatall".
PE

Not to be confused with "Sufa-de-Nile".

Steve

 

[jovo]

What about al co hol?

 

[DBP]

This reminds me of another comment about a medical problem called "noassatall".

RidingWaves is also an odd name.

PE

Probably American Indian - I refer you to Little Assawoman Bay in Delaware and the town of Assawoman in Accomack County, Virginia.

 

[Photo Engineer]

DBP and Jovo are also odd, now that I think about it. What kind of community do we have here? A bunch of Klumps?

PE

 

[jim appleyard]

Wasn't Dektol the last name of the guy who invented it?

 

[Monophoto]

One of the useless tidbits I picked up during a visit to the George Eastman Museum many years ago was that Eastman had a "thing" about the letter K. He made up the name "Kodak" to take maximum advantage of the magical "K". I wonder if the name Dektol was born of similar illogic.

 

[Jerevan]

DBP and Jovo are also odd, now that I think about it. What kind of community do we have here? A bunch of Klumps?

PE

And Klumps "headed" by a Photo Engineer? Oh man, this is gonna be weird! (And my nick is... well... the name of a city.) But it all fits alongside the Eastman idea of K-magic I suppose.

 

[George Papantoniou]

The man who invented Dektol was Greek. His name was Nick Dektolopoulos. The name was shortened for commercial reasons.

Ron is actually 112, but pretends to be only 100.

 

[Chazzy]

One of the useless tidbits I picked up during a visit to the George Eastman Museum many years ago was that Eastman had a "thing" about the letter K. He made up the name "Kodak" to take maximum advantage of the magical "K". I wonder if the name Dektol was born of similar illogic.

I've always thought that Dektol or Ektar would make a nice name for a cat.

 

[jim appleyard]

I've always thought that Dektol or Ektar would make a nice name for a cat.

Don't you mean Kat?

 

[light leak]

Wasn't Dektol the last name of the guy who invented it?

"Hello Mr. Eastman. My name's Bob Dektol and I've got something I'd like to show you...."

 

[Petzi]

The man who invented Dektol was Greek. His name was Nick Dektolopoulos. The name was shortened for commercial reasons.

Unfortunately, Google has no hit when you search for Dektolopulos...