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"Azol" The Active Developer - 2/22/2004 11:50:57 AM    Max   Posts: 25 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: UK Status: offline I've had this bottle a while and only just got round to cleaning it up. It had a difficult to remove white residue coating the inside. The embossing is: "Azol" The Active Developer There is a picture of some scales above. Below is the initial "S", with what looks like a "J" with a funny tail thorugh the middle of the "S". Nothing on the base. Hand finished lip. Circular x-section, 10.7cm tall. Does anyone know anything more about this bottle? I guess it may have something to do with photography, and be early 20th Century. Thanks for any ideas. Max Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: "Azol" The Active Developer - 2/22/2004 11:53:36 AM    Max   Posts: 25 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: UK Status: offline Here is a picture of the stopper. It has the same design of the scales and S/J initials. Attachment (1) (in reply to Max) Post #: 2

RE: "Azol" The Active Developer - 2/22/2004 4:22:25 PM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline I've seen a few photographic Developers and the like but that one is the best looking one I've seen . I can't help you with company info but early 20th Century looks about right. (in reply to Max) Post #: 3

RE: "Azol" The Active Developer - 4/7/2004 1:34:23 PM    maineahh62   Posts: 108 Joined: 3/13/2004 From: Maine Status: offline hello max, i found this bit of info, Producer =Johnson and Sons Place of Production=Finsbury, London Inscription/Markings=Label: SCALES BRAND 'AZOL' THE 'ACTIVE' DEVELOPER Plates and Films 8831 Azol.........20 mins} Water to 1 oz.} or ..............(there are also instructions for bromide paper and gaslight paper.) Johnson and Sons Manufacturing Chemists Ltd 23. . Cross Street Finsbury London E.C. Moulded on reverse side of bottle: AZOL THE ACTIVE DEVELOPER Moulded into base: C 8998. of course i could be wrong, i will send you a e-mail with the link that has this info. _____________________________ Timothy McKinnon (in reply to Max) Post #: 4

RE: "Azol" The Active Developer - 4/8/2004 3:46:41 AM    Max   Posts: 25 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: UK Status: offline That was very impressive, I'm not sure how you managed to find that page! They look to be the same bottle. So, I guess this bottle is still sitting on a shelf in a hut in the antarctic. No doubt there is a picture of the hut somewhere showing the bottle. I'm surprised the database doesn't have a link to pictures. I found it quite difficult working my way back from that page to any more useful information about the hut. Thanks very much for the info. Here is the link if anyone else is interested: Antartic info Max (in reply to Max) Post #: 5

RE: "Azol" The Active Developer - 4/8/2004 4:38:25 AM    Max   Posts: 25 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: UK Status: offline I just checked Google again, and the above link is #1 when you search for "Azol Active Developer" and my Forum profile comes up as number 2! How bizarre. Also lots of info about the Antarctic expedition 1911-14 and Mawson's Hut. E.g. Mawsons Huts Max (in reply to Max) Post #: 6

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