Salvage of smoke-damaged photographic negatives and prints utilizing the proprietary preparation PEC-12 is described by the author, who is President of Photographic Solutions (the manufacturer), 7 Granston Way Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. He says the preparation, a liquid, will remove smoke without the need for washing. Good results have been reported in removing thick layers of smoky soot from negatives. Further details may be obtained by writing the author.