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however, the fault of not being entirely free Waxed-paper Process.

from s ots; but it is entirely free from the To the Editor of the Photographic Journal.
general y blanketty appearance peculiar to the SIR,—-AS regular subscriber, mayIask room
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thick Whatman aper. enclose you a nega
for few words on the waxed-paper process, be

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tive in proof of this. This negative was taken
lieving that, independently of the facilities

it
by me in Rome three years ago, on paper given affords to tourists,
capable of producing

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it
me by M. Flacheron of that city, and whose
more artistic landscapes than collodion, in all
works are well known as being certainly among
cases except where the subject minute archi

is
the best that have ever been produced on paper.
tectural detail

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It is the same kind of THIN Hollingworth In this process the iodizing point of great
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is
The spots are, I

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paper that have described.
importance; and after trying many formula,

I
believe, particles of metal detached from the ave
g preference to that of Mr. Townshend
brass cylinder which rolls the paper in the last for
Journ. vol. 219), and used
If

it it
p.
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(Phot.
stage of its manufacture. your readers will some time with success, but still ca
thought
order the paper unrolled, and will then send it
pable of improvement by the addition of some
to a eopperplate printer to be rolled with the
organic substance. Some acquaintance with
proper precautions, that the metal may not
chemistry led me to seek more suitable one

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touch the paper (putting it between highly
than had been tried, and finally to fix on pure
glazed millboards), they will avoid the spots. urea, which will, believe, prove valuable
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I
will conclude a lengthy epistle with a hint
photographic agent, giving great evenness and
to the makers of photographic apparatus. If
some increase of sensibility. The formula in
they will manufacture a cheap case, in which
which is—

it
employ I
glass negatives may be safely transmitted by Water . . . . .. 10 oz.

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post, they will confer a boon on photographers. Iodide of potassium . . 100 grs.
I
am, dear Sir, Bromide of potassium 30 grs.
Yours faithfully, Pure urea . . . . . . . . 30 grs.

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THOMAS SUTTON. Free iodine sufiicient to produce sherry

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colour.
RS. I beg to remind Mr. Shadbolt that I
Bromide of ammonium may be substituted
never objected to albumen on the ground of its for that of
potassium, and perhaps rather
giving to the lights the “exact colour of cheese.” preferable in point of sensibility. is
I have no objection to the colour (or to any of Paper prepared with this liquid, and excited
the other qualities) of “ cheese” in moderation. with 30-grain solution of nitrate of silver
a

When the yellow tint of the light lies on the containing drachm of acetic acid to the ounce,
1
is,

cold side of the yellow towards a green, it find capable of producing excellent negatives.
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I

think, objectionable; but when lies on the With

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single achromatic lens of inches dia

3
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warm side towards red, think highly meter and stop of an inch, about ten minutes’
it
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beautiful.
exposure in good light sufiicient even for
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There all the difi'erence in the world, an

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foliage, the detail of which very well made

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artistic point of view, between the colour of out. Of course this an average time, and
is

brimstone and that of cream. must be varied according to circumstances, but

Apropos of albuminized prints they do not will hardly require to be exceeded.
:

it

look so bad when framed behind glass. If

For developing, use saturated solution of
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prints are to be varnished, in order to preserve

gallic acid mixed with an equal quantity of the
them from the sulphuretted hydrogen in the water used for washing the excited paper; and
London atmosphere, Why not attach them to when the picture fully out, adding to about
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glass with cement, in the manner that de

oz. of the mixture drachm of the aceto<
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scribed year ago, and which has been prac

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nitrate to increase the intensity.

tised by Mr. Stone of Brighton? If
any one shall be glad to learn that some professional
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will lay wet print face downwards on glass, photographer has tried this, and to find that
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it

and then look at through the glass, he will

it

successful, being myself only an amateur

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see how nice looks. Mr. Stone employs ge practitioner.

it

really good paper, especially

latine. tried albumen, and variety of other one entirely free from metallic
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impurities,
Experiments might be made. The albuminized still desideratum, and seems all that wanted
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a

proof does not look so outrageously vulgar be to secure uniform success. Canson’s and the
hind glass. A print on plain paper may be
a

Papier Saxe appear at present the best that are

dead, foggy, inky, sunk in the paper, &c. &c.,
procurable, but my failures from their defects
but in its most unhappy state does not look
it

outnumber those from all other causes together.

vulgar; there certain sentiment
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always ~
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Yours respectfully, ALIQUIS.

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about even in its very worst phase of failure.

Hilchin, llcrts, Feb. 15 1856.