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Document number: 07098
Date: 22 Dec 1854
Dating: 1854?
Recipient: CROOKES William
Author: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Collection: Agfa Fotohistorama Cologne
Collection number: FH4424
Last updated: 1st September 2003

Lacock Abbey Chippenham

22 Decr

Dr Sir

I shall most probably be obliged to trouble you to make various other experiments for me.

I will at present mention one, which if successful would be of considerable interest. Since collodion is made of different kinds of paper, among others of Turner’s photographic paper which is nothing but common writing paper I believe, I should wish to learn whether my iodised paper in the state I keep it in, and of which Henneman has plenty in store, can be converted into collodion? And if so, does it retain any iodine in combination?

As I have not a present <ill. del.> recollection of the nature of the action of nitric acid on iodide silver I do not know what the result of the experiment would be –

Believe me Yours truly

H. F. Talbot

Mr Crookes

<in another hand>

In Chancery Crookes v Potter

This is Exhibit No 29 referred to in the Affidavit of the Plaintiff William Crookes sworn herein on the 13th day of February 1860 before me

J A <Murrey?>