The book of lantern ; being a practical guide to the working of the optical (1888)

Record Details:

Title:
The book of lantern ; being a practical guide to the working of the optical
Date:
1888
Publisher:
London : Wyman & Sons
Volume:
The book of lantern ; being a practical guide to the working of the optical (or magic) lantern ; with full and precise directions for making and colouring lantern pictures
Leaf #:
000140
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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CHAPTER X. HOME-MADE GELATINE PLATES. ILL makers of commercial gelatine plates put for- ward the quality of rapidity as being the one thing needful in modern photography, and ad- vertise their wares as being ten, twenty, or even sixty times as quick in operation as the old wet collodion process. Such rapid plates are not the best for trans- parency work, and as no maker will acknowledge that his plates are slow,—although opinions may be divided upon the matter,—and as slow plates are the most suitable for lantern slides, the operator who aims at the best work may wish to try his hand at making them for himself. Of the many formulae which I have tried for this particular purpose, I prefer that first introduced by Dr. Eder, which I have slightly modified. Gelatine plate making is by no means easy work, but the method which I am about to describe presents fewer difficulties than most others. The apparatus required need only be of a very homely