D22_006591 Johnson Developing Kit – Museum of Everyday Life

Item Reference: 006591
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: Parts of a Johnson developing ket with remnants of a label, with instructions and information on the back. Includes a white plastic funnel, a orange plastic measuring beaker, black plastic developing tray with a lipped rim, and small paper instructional manual for use of unitol. The label is for Johnsons’ product universol which was used as a fixer in the development process, though no other universol products are seen in the kit.
Date: 1960s to early 1970s
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the contents of johnsons developing kit lain out — D22_006591_1

black plastic developing dish, deeper than usual — D22_006591_2

white plastic funnel for liquid developing chemicals displaying small text along the rim that reads made in england — D22_006591_3

orange plastic measuring beaker for unitol, placed upwards — D22_006591_4

underside of orange plastic beaker with text that reads johnson acid fixing and unitol measure — D22_006591_5

remnants of label for johnsons universol solution — D22_006591_6

underside of label remnants — D22_006591_7

folded instructional pamphlet for johnson unitol and acid fixing measure — D22_006591_8

opened instructional pamphlet for unitol and acid fixing measure — D22_006591_9

back of folded instructional pamphlet with the slogan for successful photography always use johnson chemicals — D22_006591_10