This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...of pure glycerine and distilled water, mixed in the proportion of one part glycerine to five parts water. When removed from this the superfluous moisture should be absorbed by gentle pressure between sheets of clean, white blotting paper. After this they should be laid out flat to dry, when they will become ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...of pure glycerine and distilled water, mixed in the proportion of one part glycerine to five parts water. When removed from this the superfluous moisture should be absorbed by gentle pressure between sheets of clean, white blotting paper. After this they should be laid out flat to dry, when they will become soft and smooth. At any subsequent time they can be mounted dry, using paste or gelatine, and burnished. Once more in regard to albums. The one used for a reference book need not be of an expensive kind; any old blank book, of sufficient size, with every other leaf cut out, will answer for this purpose, as the book is solely for the amateur's use. Against the prints in this book it will be well to keep a record of the toning, the kind of paper used, etc. Another album should be used in which to preserve all the best views taken, and these are procurable of dealers in photographic supplies. The writer has his own albums made with extra heavy leaves, made by pasting together two thicknesses of "mounting board." Such leaves will not warp or curl. CHAPTER IX. BLUE PRINTS. r I "'HERE are few processes in the art, which are as simple and easy to follow and capable of such beautiful results, as making prints on blue paper. As the paper is easy to prepare, every amateur should make his own, because it is always better for being perfectly fresh. Any good close-grain, hard-surface, wove paper is good for our purpose, and the heavier the better. The best paper that the writer ever used for this purpose, was some very heavy paper especially prepared by Crane. A so-called book paper will not answer, as it is too porous. But any paper that makes a good writing paper, will also make good blue paper. To prepare the paper, the amateur will need...
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