User manual
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its· register with
the
negative.
The
operation
of
putting
on
the
Sensitive
Paper
mu~t
be
performed
in a
subdued
light,
that
is to say in an
ordinary
room, as far
as possible from any window.
The
paper
not
used
must
be
kept covered
in
its envelope.
The
printing
frame, when filled
~s
directed,
is
to
be
laid glass side
up
in
strong
light until the light, passing
through
the
negative 'into
the
Sensitive Paper,
has impressed
the
image sufficiently
upon
it.
The
progress of the printing can
be
examined
from time to time
by
removing
the
frame from
the
strong light,
and
opening
one-half
of
the
hinged back, keeping
the
othe
half
fastened to hold
the
paper
from shifting.
The
printing should
be
continued
until
the
shadows
co~mence
to
bronze-a
condition which will
be
readily observed after a few trials: When
the
print
is
done immerse it in a dish of clean
wat~r
for twenty
or
thirty
minutes,
changing
the
water
four
or
five times,
and
dry
between blotters.
If
the
prints
curl
when
dry
they·
can
be
straightened
by
the
scraping action
of
a paper-knife
applied to
the
back.
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