Identifier: americanannualof1892newy (find matches)
Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1892 (1890s)
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Subjects: Photography
Publisher: New York : Tennant and Ward
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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he corners betweenthe fingers and thumbs, and pressing the wax corners gentlywith the thumbs towards the edges of the frame. To preventthe edges of the film from adhering to the frame, the lattershould be rubbed over with a little powdered talc beforeattaching the film. When dry, the wax may be scraped fromthe corners by means of a little piece of hard rubber sharp-ened at one end like a chisel, and the film detached from itssupport. Equipped with several of these frames one may develop anumber of films with nearly the same facility as a like num-ber of plates. A little more care is required than in handlingplates, in lifting the frame out of the tray in the process ofdeveloping and fixing, as well as placing under and removingfrom the tap in washing. In developing, a generous quantity of solution should beused, and with films, as well as plates, cleaner negatives willbe obtained by brushing them over with a camel-hair brush assoon as the developer is poured over them. James F. Cowee.
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FRIEDRICH MULLER, MUNICH. THE ALBERTYFE CO., N. Y A Portrait Study. AND PHOTOGRAPHIC TIMES ALMANAC. 151 THE REVIVAL OF STEREOSCOPY. Why the stereoscope fell so completely into disuse for anumber of years is a mystery. It wasnt deserved. A stereo-scopic slide even in paper gives a charm of realism no singlepicture can equal. And when instead of paper a good glasstransparency is used the effect is in the highest degree lovelyand beautiful. Perhaps the decadence of the instrument waspartly due to the blunders made in mounting. The writerhad a batch of slides brought the other day. With the excep-tion of three all were by one (American) maker, and not oneof the lot could be combined in the stereoscope by any ordi-nary eyes. The other three, by a different maker, were nobetter photography or subjects. But they were perfect in theinstrument. They answered their purpose in giving stereo-scopic relief; the others did not. Permission was asked tocut a piece out of the center of a slide as an e

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