User manual

E.\ST~I<\N KODAK COMPANY
Al so provide a pair of shea rs, a pitch er of co ld water ( pre -
ferably ice wate
r), a pa il for sl ops and a dark-room hav in g a
she
lf or t ab le.
By a dark-room is meant one that is wholly dark- not
a ray of light in it. Such :1 room ca n easily be secured at
nigh t a Imost any" hel e. Th e rcason a dark ·roolll is rc -
qtlll'ed is th at th film is extremely se ns itiv e to \\ hile
light, either da~ light or lamplight , and 7uoulrl be s po"~1 1 if
(> xpo s ed to it, even f or a fracti on of a seco nd.
Having pr ovi de d such a r oom or closet,
wh ere, when the
door is closed, no ray of li g ht
can be see n :
et
up on the t ab le or she lf the Kodak
andle Lamp.
The La mp.
Th e la mp gives a s ubdued red li g ht which
will not injure the
fi lm unless it is held close to it. Se t the
la mp on th e table at least eighteen inches fr om t he ope rat or.
I. Fi ll one of the tr ays n ea rl y full of water ( fir st tray ).
2. p n one of the devel oper po wder s, then put the con-
tents (
two che mi cal s) into the graduate and fill it up to top ring
with cold water. Stir until dissolved
with the
wooden stirring rod and
po ur into seco nd tray.
3. T o
de velop, unr o ll the film and
detach the entire str ip from the dup l c:: x
paper.
4. Pass the film
throu gh the tr ay
of
cl ea n, co ld wate r, as s hown in the
cut, ho
lding one end in eac h hand.
Pass
thr ough the water several
times, that there may be no bubbles
remaining on the film. When it is
thuro
ug hl y wet, with no air bubbl es ,
it is r
eady for deve l opment.