Bunch of old Ilford paper from auction - Help!

[Andrew O'Neill]

I would treat the paper as you normally would. Run a test strip. If fogged, add a wee bit of 1% Benzo to the developer. Experiment. You'll soon realise if the paper is no good... and if it is, someone who is into Carbon Transfer (like me!) could use it!

[Tin Can]

I learned my lesson when I spilled 100 sheet box of color 8X10 paper

during a rare cleanup

It all self developed in very interesting patterns!

[Fred L]

Bought some 11x14 Kodak Ektamatic SC paper a few years ago. Was a nice fiber paper made for the stabilization process but also looked really nice developed wet. Was single weight which was why I bought it, but alas it had too much base fog to be of any use. Gave a friend who liths, some sheets to see if it works for them but they had already tried this paper previously and it didn't work for them. It was a gamble that didn't pan out. Trying to decide what to with it.

Still sitting on some blue box Oriental, graded Brilliant (my two fav papers) and graded Kentmere (still salty that Ilford killed it, grrr).

[PRJ]

Lumen prints are the easiest thing to make with old paper. You just need a contact printer, a negative and some fixer. Leave it out in the sun all day and Bob's your uncle!

I never buy old paper anymore. No point.