Old Paper Score

[gth]

Recently got a bunch of older Ilford paper, 8x10, 11x17, 11x14, 16x20 and 20x24 - all in all over 1000 sheets I estimate.

From some price tags, it appears to be from the 96-97 era. Belonged to a professional photographer but stored "recently" in a storage space.

Many boxes are unopened.

What can I expect?

I understand only tests will tell, but ballpark, what would be your call on this age paper?

I also got 100 sheet 8x10 unopened box from "Zone VI" It's marked Brilliant, double weight Glossy and "Made in France"
seems to have a lot number 56258128.

Anybody knows what that is?

Oh, also a box of Kodak Kodabromide F2D 3 1/2x 5 7/16 Post Card paper at least 250 left in box
and
Agfa 5x7 in Semi-Matt "Multicontrast Premium MCP 312 RC" probably another 200 in box.

Any info and thoughts are welcome.

/gth

[Pawlowski6132]

Some fog.

[adelorenzo]

I suggest you develop a sheet without any exposure to see if it has fogged at all.

[patrickjames]

I expect you will need a lot of Benzotriazole and Potassium Bromide....

The magic lasting power of paper seems to be with older ones, before they started worrying about the environment. Most paper made in the last couple of decades doesn't last very long, at least compared to the older stuff. From the Ilford I have that has been properly stored, I would say about 10 years is stretching it.