> In a message dated 97-05-14 10:49:35 EDT, jkolar@monsoon.colorado.edu
> (Jennifer Kolar) writes:
>
> << I have used gum w/ success on 16mm film, but that was applying the
> gum atop a cleared gelatin-based film , for the gum needs a surface to
> adhere to. >>
>
> Gum is also an animal product.
>
I thought gum arabic was derived from the sap of a certain species of
tree.
John