on 2012-06-28 24:01 Joseph McAllister wrote
What ever happened to Dry Mount Presses?
my dad used a large Seal press for years; i think it is still in his darkroom
one mounting technique he used was to mount a trimmed print directly to a
larger square of heavy mat board (not sure whether he used a dry mount press or
something else), then he placed glass directly on top and neatly sealed the
edges with white tape (not sure the type) so that only about 3mm of tape wraps
to the front
i dislike the idea of pressing the glass directly onto the print and i'd be
much more cautious with inkjet prints, but several fiber prints he mounted this
way in the 60s are still fine; the tape must not be archival because it has
yellowed slightly, and it has become brittle enough that we have to be careful
— linen tape would probably have prevented this — but the presentation is
still excellent
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