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June 2026 Vernacular Photo History Auction

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Our June 2026 auction presents a focused and exceptional selection of historical photographs spanning the 1840s through the early twentieth century, with unusual depth in named subjects, rare formats, and documented provenance anchored by strong vernacular material that rewards close looking.
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Lot 214

Ephemera, Eastman Kodak Solio Paper Directions, 1898

Estimate: $50 - $100
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$25

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A four-page printed instruction leaflet issued by Eastman Kodak Co. of Rochester, New York, dated January 1, 1898, and designated Form S. D. 7. on pale blue-green paper stock with black letterpress text throughout. The document covers the full processing workflow for Eastman's Solio silver chloride printing-out paper, a product widely used by professional and amateur photographers during the late nineteenth century.

The leaflet is printed in a combination of roman, bold, and italic typefaces with ruled dividers separating sections. Contents include separate bath and combined toning bath formulas, detailed instructions for washing, toning, fixing, mounting, glacé finishing, and spotting, along with a recipe for cutting gold solution using metallic gold, nitric acid, and muriatic acid. Chemical quantities are given in precise measurements throughout.

The final page carries a full price list for Solio paper in sizes ranging from 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches up to 20 x 24 inches, with per-dozen, half-gross, and gross pricing, followed by Solio Supplies pricing for concentrated toning and fixing solution and Solio Hardener in bottle and powder form.

The back page identifies Eastman Kodak Co. at Rochester, N.Y., with subsidiary addresses listed for London, Paris, and Berlin, reflecting the company's established international distribution network by 189

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