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EDITOR.IALCOI{IITNT
E editors extend to every reader their best wishes for a happy and prosperous
New Year, photographically speaking. They feel that their best efforts during the
past year have borne some fruit; but they do not intend for one moment to relax
their efiorts to make this magazine even better and more useful than before. In
order that the magazinemay be as helpful to its readers as they would wish, we must
again emphasizethe fact that cooperation is necessary. The editors are not infal-
Iible. Their best efforts are directed toward making a magazine which will be of the utmost
possible use, but every expression of opinion on the part of any reader as to what will help him
solve his problems and fill his wants witl help the editors to make a better magazine for all.
We are always glad to receive letters telling us of your troubles, your needs, and your desires,
either to help us in the problem of producing the magazine,or inorder that we may aid you
directly and immediately by answering your questions.
OUR MONTHLY COMPETITION
TnB first prizein the November competition was awarded to "His Only Toy," by A. F. l Snyder. This picture was made with a 4 x 5 Poco camera, with a rapid rectilinear lens. The
p.u. was plate, which Standard on a in August, 3 16, at atf wasTf second exposure devel- l awarded prize was The second Plat. Cyko print is Professional on the and oped in Metol-Hydro,
to Mr. Sam Avery for " In tire Ashpit." This was made with a 4 x 5 camera of unstated make,
fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens, which was used wide open. The exposurewas 1-25 second
in poor light, on a Cramer Instantaneous Iso plate, which was developed with Cramer's Pyro-
Acetone, and the print, which is from an enlarged negative, is on Antique Cream Seltona. Mr.
J. H. Berkemann won the third prize with "Indian Summer." This was made with an 8 x 10 Century camera, fitted with a 14-inch rapid rectilinear lens. The exposurewas one second at iI
J:16, at noon in November in bright light. The plate used was the Seed Gilt-Edge 30, and it
was developedin M.-Q. The print is on Azo B, sulphide toned. The honorable mentions were
awarded as follows: "Wayside Nibblings," by D. M. Clarkl "The White Swan," by Claude
Davis Millar; "The Freight Depot," by Thos. Farmer; "The Mill Pond," by W. A. Gordonl
"In the Pasture," by Walter L. Brown; "Daisies," by Ward E. Bryan; "The Story," by C.
Forkel; "A Street in Tokio," by Hitoshi Yahagi; "The llunter," by F.E. Crum; "Dock Scene,"
by Dr. B. W. Kirschner; "Homeward Bound," by Robert E. Stall; "Cosmos," by E.W. Craft;
"Interested," by John J. Reilly; "On Dress Parade," by F. E. Lafler; "The Spring House," by
John Dove; "Clouds over the Pacific," by S.Hamiltonl "Maternity," by Beatrice B. Bell; "November" (No. 1), by Richard Pertuch; "Sixteen," by F.E. Bronson; "A Pine Bough," by IlI1
J. P. Edwards; "A Bushel of Corni'by Nick Bruehl; "summer Afternooni'by C. A. Hart-
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I \ I ) I - \ \ S U \ I ] I F - I { J I{ llr,rr{Kr.:.\r,\\-\
Illall; "I)csolate," lr)'P. A. IJurhans. ";\ I)uct," l)v H. ll" Rurlolph; "llvening Peace," ltr-
Chas. (i. Ilurbank; ''An Ancient JIarinerr." bv Hal G. Hall.
S)iOW PICTURI'S
'I'ul
rvinter alntost uir to Christn-ras has remainer-l r,r.arm rvithout snc)\v or ice, irear FJoston
at aul' ratc, so \\-c a.rc holting lhat the rcnraining rnonths rvili bring :Lt leiLst a Ierv of the bea.u-
tiiul slrcxvstortlls rvhich enaltlecl our reaclers to make so many line snorv picturcs rs r,r,eresul)-
rrlitted in our special competiticxr three \.ears ilgo. No really suitable I,r,e1therfor slorv lrho-
Logralthl' has prcsentcci itsclf for trvo scasons; but ive hopc for better things. At anv rate, it
lrchooves everl' n-orker lvho c-rpects tr.r do any worli to keep on hanrl some [ackecl or d6ul;ic--
coatecl Iso. lrlatcs ancl a goocl rniv-lilter, -sa),'ir thrce- or four-tir.ncs onc. With thesc tools, it y'ill
bc founci that the light-blue shaclcx,r,.son sunlighted snilr,vhold their proper v:rlue as comparccl
rvith the Jrrilliant rvhiteness oI the highlights - often tingecl ycllorv by the rays of the u'ilter
sull. Proller exp()sureon slow is perhaps more important than in most casesin summer. The
slightest undelre-rltosurc gir.es shadcxvs which print too dark. So, too, overclervelopment, e\.crl
of fully tin-red negatives, is likelv to clestrov tc-rture zrncl modeling. In short, the successful
photograllhy of sno\\' dem:rnds the best technique, and shouicl, therefore, be extraorclinarilr-
attractir-e to all u.ho ha.r-eopportunities.
Tnu index to Volume VI of Amrnrclx PnorocRAprrrr is now reacly and will be sent to
evervone clcsiring a copy on receipt rif request accompanied by postage.
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Frno BEcr.uANN -- "At the
Spring"" This picture is.,r.cll timecl
and gives a. ltlcasing renclition of
the actual valucs of netr.rrc. Carc-
L':snCi- in f,,cu.ing, hOu t.vcr. is
rcsponsilrlc for thc lack of clcfinition
of thc hgures, rvhich is iatal t_cr
the snccess o[ the print.
R,rv S Lr;clx-lnl. " Plcasc Takc
Our I)icture. " \'ery gcxrrl acl-
vice uncler such circums;ttnccs is:
"llon't " '\n rrrnly oI three or
fotLr lrcople sLarrrliligbchinrl iL ra.il.
looking straight at thc clrneni.
is ncvcr intcresting to enybocly
buL the subjccts. though unrloulrt-
edl_v thcy rr'ill be plcased if thcir
Ieaturcs tLrc rccogniz:Llrlc. 'f h e
techniclil t ork sccms to bc oi
goot.l qtLal.ill' t.
Lru rx '\. Slrr t.;lis. " llnlrp1,'
Da1's. ' '['h.is picturt: oi rL chi]cl
lczrning trgainst ll lrollt is l'e [] CLARK II. RUI"IER
dor.rc. \\'c u oulrl suggest, ho\\'-
ever, th:rl thc print i: tr trillc Locr 16 \,'esttimcsI'ocketcnlargcrncntKodak; on1-2.5Eustmanscconrl at-i:lJrornirlu16 in Gru.dcC)ctoberin13;cutbrightslightlyliglrt;reclucerltiodak 11lm; pyro tank cleveloper;
c]lrk. unrl that onc sonrcn'hat lightcr rvoukl be rather more lrlcasing"
*Cr,rnr lJ. llu'r'r'rn. " Iielinc l,IcrlittLtion." Your photograph
oI pussy clozin.q in thc sun is rvcll tu"l<cn,anrl sho*'s a happy choice
'l'lre o{ vicrvpoint ir-nrl opportunitl' ba.ckgrouncl is not oLtrusive,
ancl thc pir:turc is thoroughll. cluracteristic You hirvc lost, in the
ettlargernent, somc oI thc clualily of Lhe smtLller I,rint, lrut hrvc
tnurle. on thc rvhole, l very yrleusing picce of u,ork.
'lhis E. S. lloru Iis " Riverlry." very soit irnrl yrlcasing lnnr.lscape
coulcl be improvcrl somc*,hat lry trimming thrce-t1u:rrters o{ irn inch
{rom thc right, therelry eliminating thc unintcrcsting trcc trunk, r,hich
is too ncrrr thc cllmcra. 'l'lre same amounl cor-rlrl lel] ltc spared
rLt thc lc[t, anrl then you rvill havc u.r-rintcrcsting vistl bctrveen the
two great trecs.
P. -\1. (l..r.tl'tstt,;n. "Lan<lsclLpe " l'he r.icu,lxrint in thi-s lancl
scrtpc is rvell selecterl. unrl the lincs ctrry thc c,vcrforulrrl through
the picturc in an intcrcslirrg nrlnner. lL is tLnftrrtunltc thlLl therc
is no clelrnil-e exit or poinl o[ intercst to which thc roacl learls. A
little morc c-\posure u'oulrl have given l.ou some intcrcsting tleteil
in the Lrcc trunks, ancl rvc u,oulrl suggcst that a. smooth linish papcr
u,oull lre lreller Ior snch t srnall print thun thc lincn sr.Lrlicc ryhich
you have acloptccl.
J S. Hor,s'rlu'r' "'I'imlrcr " This is u" goorl recorcl o[ thc harrl
going l.hich onc so oft.clr hncls in lr vast forcst lt hirs rrot much
composition, rvlriclr is onll, to Lc e-rpccLctIunrler such circLrn'rsttnccs-
\\'c rvorrlcl sugge-st thul l lrlicl< lr"nil rvhitc print, tvitlr a littlc rlore
conlrtst. t'otrlcl bc r.norc sutis[uctory for this sul.riect.
\ ,rn ]lonut; \\'ntllt.r,; " 1,,:rrJy Mor-ning NIists," 'l'lris is tr
raLher poctic rctrrlcring of thc suJrjcct, anrl 1'ou havc llrth sccn
truly anrl rccortletl ctTccLivcly lt pictur"csrlttc nltrtrll ltltcnoncnorr
T)erhaps thc slrot mrLrle b5'tbe lrorLLis ncccssar_\.Iu givt: lhc 1;rint
suilcicnt lilc rLnclintcrcst, lrrrl iL strikes r.Lsthlt rt is a Lriilc too
lrigh in thc picturc anrl coulrl hrn'c lreen mori: clTccLively placcrl
JotrN I,i. l\ittu "l'ortnrit of NIrs. \\'" 'l'his unlrreLcrrtioLr:;
lrortrltit oI rr lrir:rirl in hcr c:r'cr_\.rlayaLtirc i. an inLeresting pir.ce
oi u ork, arrrl unrloul.rlcrllyl ill lrlcasc thc sr.rlijcct \\'c rvoukl prc
[cr to st:c 1.lrcJilrs:L littlc ]css tiglttly corllrrc:i)c(1,un(l _r.oushoulrI
crttlcllr'or, if possiltlc, to gct ]'our sulrjcct Irrll,t'at clsc unrl uncon-
scious oi thc clrrnerl Jrclorc nraliitrg llrc cxlro:urc- I'rolralrly yoLLr
tirrc ol frltecn scconrls nas rr,littlc too long. u,nrl thc li1;s bcr:ame sct
through thc ellort to holrl still;1rr:t, tsirlc fronr this, u.e rlo nol scc
hol' you conlcl much inrprovc 1-lrc rcsult
*\\' A l)tntu'oN l " Ruth " \'ou ltave lrrorlLrcerl:l vt:ry charm-
RUTH w" r\. PI[t{r,oN.t ing picce of chilrI porturitrrrc, sinrl;lc tnrl unussunrirrg, u'cll timecl
.5 x 7 Koronu- clmcrir fittcrl rvill-r Crou-n Scries I. Anastigmat lens oI an.[ l]osc(l \\rc rnight, pcrhaps. crilicizc thc liosition oI thc iacc,
9li-inch focus; 2 scconrls at- /: 4..5at.l p. \,t. in Novernber on Seerl rlirectcrl craclly:rt the c:rmcnr. lrul this is lL minor tlillrcull-f in this
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F. H. Hatvov.-" Mary." Your
photograph of the little girl is
an excellent portrait, with full
exposure and pleasing rendering of
values We rvouid suggest that
lrou trim off s,rme from the top
ancl the left-htncl sidc, to c]imi-
nrte as much a,s possible of the
contrrsty spotterl tra-ckgrounrl
II II. Br:e'r"r:v. "Aunt Belle "
'I'his photogralrh of a lacly sit-
ting on u rougir stone u,all at the
enil ol r ilight oi steps lcading up
to thc housc, is one oI thosepic
tures of intimlle intcrcst u'hich are
oi valuc to tl'rc n-urker ancl his
fricncl-s, but ol little gcneral
interest. Your vcrl'good, rvork is v." e,:'s i t l r t l r , s i n q l c c s c c p L i o nI l r l r ty o u r "4te
prirt is not trimme<l srluare by "-. f :::
#means oI verticrl Iincs. sothatthe
':to ;' llhouse appcats as if falling over. r y 4
IIokling the cilmera lcvcl r,vould SOUTHIiRN ItI{IDGE ]'. WESI,EY LiDr\KER
have rcmcclicrl this; but, as this 3A Korlak; 1-25 seconrl tt1': 11 in bright liglit iti liebmary at 2.'10 P. M. on E:r,stmanfilrn; I,L-Q.;
rvlrs noL rlone, the print should Special Velvct Velox.
hiLve lrcr:n trimmed, to correct
thc f au [t
\\rlr. Olpln:"lrs.-"I-ily Pond." Your photograph is vcry in- * E. W. Lro'rxun.-" Southern Bridge." A structure rvith as harsh
turrsting lrrcrruse of its ercellcnt rendition oI the great leaves oI the anrl uncompromisingly straight lines as this brirlge is a very dilicult
'I'he subject to photograph and produce a result in thc slightcst ,lcgrec pic- f ictoritt. Regia, tL rather rare plant in northern climatcs.
'brLckgronnd,
ho*'ever, is vcry much confusetl, and your exposure torial. Thanhs, horvever, to a lortunutc choicc of time, you have al-
rva-s not sullrcicnt, so that you have a very contrasty anr-l conluscrl mostlccomplisherltlrisrcsr,rlt, Yourviervpoint lvas most happily sc-
print. lf ull time rvoulcl ha.ve given you a much more harmonious lccted, so that the bridge appears in good perspective, rvith lrlcasing
negative, but thc present one will yield a better print on a solter lincs running to about the right point in the picturc; anrl, beclruse
gra"dc of paper. you have givcn full exposure and madc a print which is not too
S ^] \\'urrr,rx -"On the Marne." This photogra,ph possesses dark, 5'ou have brought it down in tone, so that it docs not lcirp
excellcnt utmospheric qualiLy and shorvs .r picturesquc spot. lfhe out oI the picturc, irs is so often 1.hc ctsc. The foreground is in-
priat, horvever, contains too rnany objects of interest,- the bridge, tcrc,qting, antl the quality of rvutt:r, atmosphcrc, and clistant lrrnks
the lloating launrlry, and the skiff in the foregrounrl, -:rll compcting is charmingly rcnderetl.
for attcntion. '|.'he quality of rvatcr anrl sky is very gootl, ancl iI it R. l)rssrxc -"The Pond." 'fhis might be an intercstirtg picture
u crc noL ior the boat in the foreground, you could trim a very i[ printcd on a prol)cr meclium, but rve ca.n gain little idee of its
i,lelsing lunrlscalrc from this picture. qualities from the blueprint rvbich you have scnt in, and rvoul<l
J. Jr. Sr,.r.rrn. It does not seem to us that tiris subject was suggest l-hat you use a l)rinting mcdium whicir is better arlapted to
rvell set for photography against the light" -lhc arrangement of bringing out the valucs.
the lrees is not es;rccially attractive. Thcre is no vista bctrveen E. l). Il^LSloN.--"On the River tsank." You doubtless have an
lhem, ancl you have not utilized the shadorvs cast towarrl you to excellent negirtive here, but in printing you overtimed and then
makc an interesting foregrounrl. In acldition to this, thc cxposure did not develop sul'liciently. At any ratc, the print has none of tbe
was too short and the cleveloper too hard-working, rvhich, joincd beautiful quality which a velvet-green print should have when
rvith thc contnLsly paper, givcs you a soot-ancl-lvhitcrvash print propcrly macle. The scene is interesting, and the rvork, asirlc lrom
of little beauty. the printing, is good.
E. A. LoNc.-"Raging Waters." The exposure in this picture
r,vas rathcr longer than you could safcly give and hold the camcra P.rur McMrcs4Bl.-(r[211ry1house." If you desircd to gct the
still, so that it shorvs signs of movement, especially in the spray bea,utiful birch tree into Lhe foregrouncl of your picture, it rvas wise
anrl in the rocks in thc foreground. Under the circumstances, we to use the rear combination of the lens, but perhaps you would
do not think it rvould be aclvisable to enlarge it vcry much, though have protlucecl rnorc szrtisfirction on thc part of the family had you
the portion to the left of the rock might bc moilerately enlarged, inducccl thcm to corne closer to thc camera, so that their promi-
lvith pleasing results. ncnce in the picLure rvould have been grcater. As'fhe it is, they are too far alvay to ma.ke the features recognizable. print is rather
H. A. AnesDoRF, JR.-'rReflections." Apparently you have contrasty, to our rninds, and we would prefer one somet'hat less
hcrc a good negative, but your print is vcry unsatisfactory, prob-
so.
aLly because it rvas toned in an exhausted cornbinerl toning beth,
-anrl it has the peculiar ycllowish color due to sulphurization under E. J. Fcrzrin"-(rAn Amateur's Darhroom." 'Ihis photograph
thcsc circumstances. If you must use a combined bath, do oI your materials and arrangemcnts for photographic work is inter-
not try to tone too many prints in it, anC c1o not save it for use on csting, but the harmony of the picturc is clctrimentally afiected by
a later occasion, cven though you have not exhausted the amount the vcry conspicuous ancl confusing design of the wallpapcr. The
you have starterl to use for any batch o[ prints. tcchnical nork is goorl
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I considered edinol-hydro without a rival1' but its place that each print is moved around with the paddle for
in my own personal esteem has been taken by duratol- a few seconds and that they are kept well separated all
hydro (D.-Q.). The formula which f worked out and the time they are fixing (15 to 30 minutes), stain will
published on page 2M of the April, 1912, issue was almost never appear.
submitted to the makers, who had it tested by an inde- Acro Hvpo - TuB forer Fonuur.a.- $eaders of
pendent investigator, Mr. D. F. Urquhart, Jr., whose the department know well that I do not advocate the
article on this developer appeared in our August, 1912, commonly published formula of hypo, acetic acid,
issue and has been reprinted in pamphlet form for dis- sodium sulphite, and powdered potassium alum. Many
tribution by the makers of duratol. Mr. Urquhart of the acid hypos sold in packages are far better than
added half an ounce of sodium carbonate anhydrous this, because they are made up with either potassium
and 15 grains of hydrochinon - which additions, in metabisulphite or dry sodium bisulphite as the acid
my opinion, make the developer too harsh in working. clearing and hardening agent. So far, I have never
He also worked out the tank times for various dilutions, found anything to beat the following formula:
so that the worker in search of a universal developer for Water 5 oints
Hypo
films, plates, gaslight and bromide papers, and lantern- Sodiumbisulphite,liquid (Lumibre) 2 ounces
to which may be added, if desired, slides can use this one, confident of the best possible
Powdered alum rf ounce
results. It is even suitable for Multispeed shutter work
if used full strength with bromide. Pnopcn Wasnrxc.- Prints on single-weight paper
An excellent edinol-hydro formula was printed on will be completely fixed if kept well separated during
page 10 of the January, 1912, issue. It was originated 15 minutes in the hypo; but unless thoroughly washed
by William H. Kunz. A simple edinol formula which within a reasonable time, they will not be permanent.
I worked out and used for years is: It does not remove hypo to throw a batch of prints into
A Water 10ounces a bowl and allow water to run into it and out again -
Edinol 90 srains they must be kept thoroughly separated, so that fresh grains Sodiumsulphite,anhydrous. 625
B Water 10ounces water is constantly coming into contact with every bit
Sodiumcarbonate,anhydrous 440 grains of the surface, front and back. There are on the market
For use on D.O.P. take of A 1 ounce, of B 2 ounces, a great many mechanical washers which are so arranged
and of water 3 ounces. Little or no bromide is needed, that the flow of water stirs up the prints all the time.
and the color of the deposit will be blue-black to pure In one of these, washing is complete in from 15 to 20
black, according to the particular paper used. minutes. A plan which can be adopted by anyone,
Rodinal, ortol, and amidol are particularly good for however, is to use a large basin in the following manner:
papers. As everyone knows, rodinal has simply to be Take a large piece of cheesecloth and stand the basinful
diluted with water for use. A good strength for D.O.P. of prints in the middle of it; then draw up the cloth all
is 1 to 15. Ortol is most conveniently employed in the around and tie it to the faucet. The flow of water can
form of ortol tubes - a set of two tubes making 40 be so regulated that it keeps the circulation good and
ounces of stock lists at 35 cents. This is one of the at the same time is not so great as to crinkle the prints.
finest paper developers ever marketed and should be The cheesecloth keeps the prints from washing out.
more widely used, as it gives tones resembling fine
Willis and Clements platinum prints - not the dirty WasnrNc rN Tnavs.- Perhaps the most thorough of
all methods, if conscientiously carried out, is that of browns which are now supplanting the genuine old-
washing with two trays. The procedure is as follows: time platinum color, but the real blue-black to pure
The prints are drained from the hypo and washed in black and gray, which makes a good platinum one of the
several quick changes of water under the faucet. A finest prints possible to produce.
second tray is then filled with clean water and the prints Amidol is disappointing unless one uses a formula
taken out one by one, drained, and thoroughly immersed which is exactly balanced for the local water. The
in the second tray. After all are in, the water is poured Wellington recipe works perfectly with Boston water.
out and the prints covered with fresh water, in which Water 10 ounces
grains anhydrous 250 Sodiumsulphite, they remain while the first tray is emptied, drained, and' grains 50 Amidol .
Potassiumbromide 2 grains refilled. A dozen changes, taking an hour, should
TuB Acn Snonr Srop.- Probably half the troubles eliminate the last trace of hypo and ensure absolute
with stains come from careless handling of the prints permanence.
in putting them into the acid hypo, so it is a great pre- DnvrNc PnrNrs.- On a small scale, it is sufficient to
ventive of trouble to use the acid bath, as recommended provide a few stretchers covered with cheesecloth and
last month. In fact, if the prints are well immersed in to iay the prints face down on these and place the stack
either a weak acetic acid or water containing a small in a warm place for the prints to dry. If only a few
amount of sodium bisulphite liquid, they may remain prints are made at a time, it is simpler to lay the prints
there (in a safe orange or yellow light) until a batch of out between two sheets of "Standard" photographic
a dozen or more has accumulated. If the batch is now blotter, go over them with a print roller to squeeze out
transferred at one time to the acid hypo. taking care the superfluous moisture, and then turn them face up
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to dry spontaneously. The manuals give detailed hints be used more diluted than for D.O.P. Any good formula
for straightening. will answer if diluted with an equal bulk of water.
BnoumB PnpBn.- So much for D.O.P. The older Amidol is a favorite, and all my correspondents who
form of this material, on account of the silver salt from have tried it are enthusiastic over D.-Q. for bromide
which it is made, is called bromide paper, and, as its work. If the developer is not diluted, the printswill be
properties are very difierent, it is generally classed hard and deficient in halftones in the whiter parts. Bro-
separately under this distinctive name, though of course mide works just opposite to the slow chloride papers
it develops out, just as gaslight paper does. fn the and resembles plates in that if greater softness is desired
first place, bromide is so much more sensitive to light the developer must be diluted. ff more detail is wanted,
than gaslight paper that it must be handled in a dark- the exposure must be increased. Development should
room in a safe orange or yellow light. It does NOT take about 2 minutes. It is instructive to make a series
require a red light. If your lantern is fitted with both of exposures and give double or more time to each suc-
orange and ruby glasses, remove the latter and use the ceeding one. If the developer is of the proper strength
first alone when working bromides. Bromide paper, (well diluted), one can see the great increase in grada-
in fact, is of about the same speed as the old original tion in both highlights and shadows, for bromide does
dryplates, represented to-day only by tfre lantern plates. not block up in the shadows the way gaslight paper
The speeds vary from 1 for the fastest to 24 for the slow- does, nor does the color of the deposit change to brown-
,est makes, the numbers being purely arbitrary to indi- ,ish or greenish black. In other words, the paper has
cate the relative speeds. Average bromide papers great latitude. An anecdote illustrating this may be of
require about 1-60 of the exposure of gaslight interest. One night a group of amateurs met at the
papers. Some makes are even faster; a few slower house of one of them to use his enlarging lantern. One
"- almost as slow as " fast chloride " papers. The of the workers brought a landscape negative from which
.slightest exposure to white light fogs them instantly' he wanted a soft, gray print, full of atmosphere. The
The second respect in which bromide paper differs operator gave 45 seconds (incandescent gas) and devel-
from D.O.P. is in its range of gradation. Most gas- oped in a solution composed as if for "special" D.O.P.
light papers can render only about 6 to 12 separate The print was hard and black, too strong in the shadows
tones. The average negative possesses twice or three and too white and blank in the lights. f then suggested
times as many steps of gradation as this. Bromide doubling the exposure and diluting the developer with
paper can record about twice as many tones as D.O.P. an equal quantity of water. When this was done, the
Furthermore, the color of the deposited silver is never print was far betterl but a perfectly satisfactory en-
so black and hard in a bromide as in a gaslight print. largement did not result until the exposure was increased
Instead of exaggerating the contrasts of the negative, to six times the original one.
it tends to render them about as they are or to reduce A bromide print will develop up in the shadows and
them. In contact printing, it gives a soft print from a afterwards keep on developing in the lights until every
trarsh negative. Its speed makes it specially suitable bit of light-affected silver has been reduced. ff one
for enlargements, particularly as the process naturally takes the print out too soon, the whites are likely to be
increases the contrast of the negative and the soft- chalky. Exposures should not be so long that the print
working paper thus compensates. Still, as pointed out develops rapidly and has to be snatched out and stopped
.at the end of the department last month, a soft negative in the acid hypo. A well-timed print may not show any
:should be chosenl so if you are a user of a miniature sign of an image for nearly a minutel then a darkening
.camera and expect to do much enlarging, work for soft begins and the print is flat and gray; af.terwards the
negatives which require the harshest grade of D.O.P. shadows blacken; but the full darkening in the high-
{or contact prints and you will find them just right when lights does not occur until about the end of the second
''thrown up" on bromide Paper. minute.
DrrrBnoNcEs rN WoRKTNG.- It is possible to get a In handling enlargements it is a good plan to pour
harsh bromide enlargement by underexposure and the off the developer and examine the print as it lies in the
use of a strong developer, but even then the blacks are tray, rather close to the orange light. If it is not quite
"seldom so dense as on D.O.P. As, however, the appar- dark enough, it may be left uncovered for a few seconds
ent blackness of the shadows of a picture increases longer, though there is some risk of staining. Then the
greatly as one goes farther from it, a tone which on tray should be flooded with fresh water and the print
close examination looks pretty light will "close up" removed to the acid hypo and kept moving for some
and become darker when the enlargement is framed and seconds. Stain is the greatest enemy of the process -
hung on the wall. From a well-balanced, thin, soft worse even than blisters.
negative, exposed correctly and developed in a weak SrerN.- To avoid stain, first, use plenty of developer
developer, one can get an enlargement showing about and do not attempt to develop many Iarge sheets with-
as many tones as are in the negative, and although it out throwing it away and mixing fresh. Secondly, keep
may look a trifle light close to, when hung it will close the paper well covered with developer all the time by
up and become the right depth. The developer must using a liberal depth in the tray. Thirdly, rinse as soon
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as development is complete and keep the print immersed You should read what A. J. Anderson has to say on this
in the acid hypo throughout fixing, particularly during subject in the "Artistic Side of Photography," which
the first few seconds. we can furnish you at $4.00 net, postage extra. (5) If
Br.rsrBns.- Blisters are usually caused by not soak- you are fond of experimenting, you may test all the
ing the print in clean water and swabbing ofi airbells papers on the market; but unless your results,do not
before development, or by too great a difference in tem- satisfy you, we should advise you not to change until
perature between the developer and the fixer. It is you have perfectly mastered the paper you are now using
advisable to provide large pitchers of water for mixing and can get the results you desire every time or else
the baths, rinsing, etc., so as to avoid using tapwater know the reason why. All the papers you mention are
which is much colder than the workroom- of excellent quality, irrespective of price. Personally
The public taste, unfortunately, is for soot and white- we think there is little choice.
wash, hence the average trade finisher gives his custom- PRne,umopHENoL.- F. J. K., Brooklyn, N. Y., asks:
ers the blackest bromides he can turn out. Perhaps the Will you give me some information about paramido-
discriminating tyros who have read this will be able, phenol (hydrochloride) and its use? Ans.- Paramido-
by following my suggestions, to make good bromide phenol is the basis of rodinal and several of the other
enlargements. Methods of rigging up apparatus are concentrated one-solution developers. It is extremely
fully treatedin American Photography Hand,book,No.4, rapid in action and belongs to the high-factor class of
"Horv to Make Enlargements on Bromide and Gaslight developers. Watkins gives the factor of paramido-
Papers." phenol as 16 and the factor of rodinal as 40. The image
appear very quickly and remains soft in the earlier
CORRESPONDENCE stages of development and the process must be carried
MlrcnrNc rHE TrNT; PrNuor,as; NooNoev Expos- on until the image seems entirely buried in order to se-
uRES; CuorcB on Pr,arns; CnorcB op PapBn.- H. M., cure sufficient density. The image is fine-grained, fog-
Georgetown, N. Y., asks: (1) In using my Wynne ex- free and of a blue-black color. This agent gives very
posure meter, I cannot seem to match the tone correctly fine pure blacks and grays on development papers. A
and all my negatives are undertimed. What is the suitable formula for making up Lumidre's paramido-
cause? (2) What causes pinholes which do not appear phenol is:
until the plate has dried? (3) Should the sun be over- Water 16.ounces LumiEreparamidophenol 150grains
head in taking pictures of water? (4) What plates are Sodiumsulphite(anhydrous) , 211 ounces
best for artistic work - those sbnsitive to all colors, Lithium hydrate . 60 grainsi
those sensitive to green and yellow only, or double- You wiII find rodinal more convenient and cheaper,
coated ortho? (5) I am using three widely advertised particularly as the makers have recently issued full
makes of developing and selftoning papers. Do you directions for using it by Watkins's method of time and
advise me to get acquainted with the similar products temperature.
made by rival manufacturers? Price is no considera- DBpocrrvp D.O.P.-J. M. I., Iloilo, Panay, asks:
tion to me, all I want is quality. Ans.-- (1) You should What is the matter with the postcard which I inclose?
hold the meter at arm's length and observe the darken- I developed it with maker's formula, metol-hydro with
ing paper through half-closed eyes until you can see no Cyko sodas mixture and 15 drops of 10lp potassium
Iine between the tint and the paper. Do not hold the bromide? Ans.- The card shows general overexposure
meter facing you squarely, but look at such an angle and is covered with a number of markings where the
that the tint is diagonally in front of the paper. One developer failed to act and left mottled white spots.
or two trials will show you that the time is more accu- The trouble would seem to be that the paper had spoiled
rately got in this manner. Maybe you are using too by keeping in a hot, damp climate. Probabiy the addi-
high a plate number. You had better send 10 cents for tion of potassium iodide and more bromide may make
"The Secret of Exposure," which has just been pub- it possible to use the rest of this lot of paper, but as a
lished, or else invest 50 cents in a copy of " TheWathins general thing when development paper goes stale, it is
M anu al." (2) The classof pinholes you describe is caused not much use to attempt to utilize it. Occasionally
by a growth of bacteria or moulds which liquefy the though, it may be restored by heating it near a fire to
gelatine. To prevent them, soak the plates for a few expel the moisture and then developing with iodide as
minutes in a weak bath of formaline before racking them before suggested.
to dry and the antiseptic action of the formaline will Dnpncrs rN Nocerrvas; Hron,+, Pra,ras; ENr,e,ncruo
prevent the growth of the germs. (3) It is impossible oN GASLrcrrr Peren; Tnrcr< PnorocnapHs.- E. J. F.,
to answer this question. If the water looks the way Spencer, Ohio, asks: (1) Some of my plates have little
you want it to, take the picture; if it doesn't, don't do indentations in the film and after development the in-
it. (4) Probably double-coated ortho will be found the dentations become a transparent spot. Would keeping
best general-purpose plate, whether used with or with- the plates in too warm a place cause this or is it a defect
out a ray-filter. If you want correct color-values you in this brand of plates? (2) Where can I get some Hydra
should use a red-sensitive plate with a proper filter. plates in 3rA x 5rl inch size? (3) Can development
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paper be used instead of bromide for enlarging? (4) trouble may be? (2) In a little leaflet recently circu-
Would you recommend the more expensive grades for lated by the Multi-Speed Shutter people they state that
this purpose? (5) Some friends said that they had seen tank development with dilute solution is unsuited for
a photograph of a person sitting on a head of timothy film where exposures shorter than 1-100 second are
that was much larger than the person, and they wish used. Can you give me any information as to What time
me tophotographthem inasimilarway. Will you please and strength of developer would give best resrilts? (3)
tell me how to do it? Ans.- (1) The defect which you How can I cut roll films properly before developing so
mention is due to the contamination of the emulsion that I can develop them singly in a tray? Ans.- (l)
with moulds, which are microscopic plant growths and A sticking of the film to the apron is due to the fact that
occur either in the washwater or in the air. Colonies some moisture remains on the apron, if yo.t got the film
of these germs settle on the gelatine, which forms an in according to directions. In humid weather it is neces-
excellent culture medium, and by their growth they sary not only to wipe the apron but to place it where it
Iiquefy the gelatine. To prevent this defect, bathe the is warm, near the stove, so that it will be thoroughly
plates after fixing and washing in one ounce of commer- dry before another film is developed. (2) We have care-
cial formaline solution to 40 ounces of water for five fully tested several of the formulas published in the
or ten minutes. This bath hardens the film and renders leaflet to which you refer, and it is true that a dilute
germ growth impossible. (2) The only practical way developer is not suitable for very rapid exposures.
to get Hydra plates is to order them direct from the The best way is to try the Multi-Speed metol-hydro
Paget Prize Plate Co. Ltd., Watford, England, inclosing formula for films and medium speed plates, testing the
International Money Order for the amount. The prices temperature of the developer very carefully with a ther-
are 31/ax41/2,1/6 (36 cents);4x5,2/6 (60 cents); 4/a mometer, and carrying on development until the image
x6rZ,3/S (S8cents); 6rhxS1Z,6/6 ($1.S0;. TheseEng- is well through to the back. Two or three developments
lish makers will furnish the American postcard size. of this sort will give you correct time for the temperature
The English postcard plate is 3%x 51/z inches and gen- and you can then use the same developer in the tank
erally lists about the same as the 4 x 5. The demand at that temperature for that time and get good results.
for Hydra plates is very great, and one Boston dealer (3) The directions for cutting up films appear in the
ordered several gross and received only six dozen each circular wrapped around each roll of some brands of films,
of 4 x 5 and 5 x 7. These were all sold the day they and illustrations showing the right and the wrongways
reached his shop, most of them going to the Edison to do it are included. The gist of the matter is to unroll
Company for photographing the Electric Show, as their the cartridge with the paper on top and to keep the
photographers found it impossible to secure good pic- Ioose end of the film from springing around and curling
tures without reversal of the thousands of incandescent over the paper. Holding the film by its edges in con-
lights on common plates. We hear they got some very tact with the paper, one then cuts both with shears along
fine results on the Hydra plates. (3 and 4) Developing the lines printed across the paper - of course in ruby
paper can be used if the illumination is very strong, for light in the darkroom.
example, daylight or an arc light, but the time of ex- Trrenuo axo FRcroRrAL DEvELorMENT; WBr.r.rNc-
posure required is tedious unless strong light is available. ToN AMrDor, Fonuur.a; BTc.- L. E. D., Apalachin, N.
The best grades to use are the soft or special portrait, Y., asks: (1) How can time and temperature develop-
as Soft Cyko, Soft Argo and Special Velox, unless re- ment compensate for variations in exposure? (2) Why
sults of great contrast are desired. (5) Trick photo- is not the factorial system as good as the temperature
graphs of the sort you mention are made by using two system? (3) Please send me the Wellington Amidol
negatives or portions of them and copying the faked formula for D.O.P. (4) What harm is there in soaking
print. For example, you secure a sharp photograph plates for D.O.P. in water for 2 minutes before develop-
of a head of timothy and carefully block out the part ment? It avoids bubbles. (5) What harm is there in
you do not wish to appear in the finished print. This passing the palm of the d.ry hand over the surface of the
image is then enlarged on a bromide paper to the re- plates before inserting them in the holders? I do not
quired size and the photograph of the person from an- get as clean negatives by other methods. (6) Can I buy
other negative is pasted on. This print must be worked six back numbers of Alrnnrclu PnorocnApqy from
up with pencil, charcoal, or air-brush and copied. April to September, 1912, inclusive? Ans.- (1) Your
Perfection of the illusion depends on the skill with which question shows that you have not fully grasped the
the working up is done. facts about development. We would refer you to pages
DerBcrs rN FrLM TaNr DnvBr,opruoNr; SrnnNcrn 6 through 11 of our new booklet, No. 2 of. the Americam
or Dnvar.oranl CumrNG rrp Rolr, Frr,us.- J. T. L., Photograpky Handbooks, entitled, "The Secret of Ex-
Worcester, Mass. asks: (1) In developing films in a posure." It is a fact which you can prove for yourself
Kodak Film Tank I have been troubled by having the by making a series of comparative exposures and devel-
frlm stick to the apron and thus preventing develop- oping them together in a tank that the exposure is all-
ment. f have taken great care to clean the apron before important and that no tinkering with the developer can
using. Can you give me any intimation as to what the to any great extent compensate for variations from the
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normal. It is equally true that you cannot get negatives tank. Ans.- We have your letter of the 30th ult.
of uniform printing quality by thermo development regarding trouble you have been having with filmpacks.
unless the exposures are uniformly accurate, but any This trouble is probably due to bad water or pulphite.
exposure within the latitude of a good emulsion will I should suggest a change to another developer. Pyro
leld a good-printing negative if developed by the ther- is particularly prone to staining and streaking even
mo system. (2) The factorial system is not as good as with good sulphite, unless a large quantity of the latter
the time and temperature system because it has a tend- is used. fn the August issue you will find in the "Practi-
ency to indicate rather too full development for under- cal Hints" an article on duratol-hydro. We advise
exposures and not enough development for overexpos- you to try this formula, using the dilution for twenty-
ures. (3) The Wellington formula is: two minute development, and we think if you do so
Water 10ounces you will meet no trouble. Films and filmpacks are
Sodiumsulphiteanhydrous 250grains
Amidol 50 erains peculiarly liable to defects which do not occur with
Potassiumbromide 2 grains dryplates, and only unceasing vigilance can assure fair
(a) In the case of plates, soaking them in water is likely results. Filtration through absorbent cotton and stir-
to lead to air-bubbles. and furthermore. it fills the film ring the developer well before pouring is essential;
with water and weakens the action of the developer. also careful and uniform insertion of fibns, a peculiar
This would do no harm in the case of underexposure. screwing motion to stir the developer up, and careful
(5) The surface of the skin is seldom surgically or chemi- rinsing, with removal in as non-actinic a light as pos-
cally clean, and you run great risk by using the hand sible to the fixing bath. You cannot be too careful
as you describe. A better method is to hold the plate about these points; but as long as you use pyro you
by its edges in a slanted position with the film down and are likely to have trouble at times.
to give one end a slight rap on the table. This will Lrqum Brsur.purre.- J. K., San Francisco, Cal.,
knock off the dust, which will fall away from the film. writes: "I purchased a bottle of sodium bisulphite
Brushing the film with a camel's hair brush, particularly liquid and found it in a thick, semi-solid form. Is this
in winter, will electrify it and cause it to attract more the way it should be or is something wrong? I wish
dust than you can remove. (6) Send in your order with to use it to make small batches of bath, say 2 ounces of
eighty cents and the numbers will be sent to you. hypo in 8 ounces of water, with about rr/, ounce of
Anrrrrcrer, Lrcnr lon PonrnArruRE.- F. C. V., liquid bisulphite added. Would this be allright?" Ans.
Machias, Me., desires literature on portraiture by elec- - Doubtless the cork had loosened enough to allow
tric light. Ans.- We are afraid that we cannot refer partial evaporation, for the chemical should be per-
you to any published material on lighting the studio by fectly fluid and of a bright yellow color. It smells
artificial light; but you can obtain from the Cooper- strongly of sulphur dioxide gas when uncorked. Sodium
Hewitt Electric Co., Summer St., Boston, circulars de- bisulphite in powder form does not make so yellow
scribing their system, and they can probably also give nor so odorous a solution, but the liquid is considered
you some general information on the subject. The better on account of the excess of sulphurous acid.
Secy. of The Camera Club, NewYork City, may be able Your formula is quite suitable, but look out for blisters
to help you, as this club has recently installed an electric if you put prints direct from a developer at room tem-
light similar to the one used by Elias Goldensky, Phila- perature into an icy fixer prepared just before use!
delphia. We have in preparation and shall use during LBmenrNc a NncarrvE.-M.J. B., Conway, N.H.,
the winter a rather long article on electric light portrai- writes: I tried to letter a negative on the glass side, but
ture by a Western professional, but the information is it printed smudgy. How do professionals manage to get
not at present available. such clear lettering ? ,Ans.-The lettering must be done
Cor,onrNc PnorocnapHs WrrE ANrr-rNB Drrps aNo on the film side and has to be reversed right and left.
WarBn-Cor.oRS.- B. L. C., Newark, N. J., asks: (1) You will have to practice writing reversed with a fine
What can be used to color photographs bright red? (2) " crowquill " pen and Higgins Ink-either the Eternal
Ifow can I use water-colors on photographs and keep or the Black Waterproof Drawing fnk. If you wish
them transparent? (3) What medium is necessary? simply your name on each negative, look up the classi-
Ans.- (1) You will find "Soloid" photographic stain, fied advertisement of W. A. Gordon in the August issue.
red, (Burroughs Wellcome & Co., N. Y.) suitable for PnotoBucnAVrNG. - H. E. Stinchcomb asks where
the purpose, or you can use red Diamond Dye or aniline he can get a magazine or a textbook on photoengraving.
red. (2) Ordinary water-colors are not suitable for Ans.-There is no really satisfactory journal on photo-
most papers. You should buy the transparent water- engraving. "The Inland Printer" and "American
colors which are for sale by all large stock-houses. These Printer" both have photoengraving departments, and
are really aniline dyes. (3) Oxgall is the medium most there is a small paper called "The Engraver and
used. ft can be obtained from any large dealer. Electrotyper" published in Chicago. There are also
Tnouslns wrrrr FTLMeACKS.- F. C., Hidalgo, Mex., some foreign journals on the subject. You can get all
has been getting stain on filmpacks developed with the materials you need from the New York Engravers'
pyro powders put up by a local firm for the filmpack Supply, 103 Mott Street, New York City, N. Y.
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TNT,XARKil-PLACT
Tn-n'.Colrns PnrNrrNc Co., St. Joseph, Mo., advises nothing smaller should be submitted. Contributors
us that it is in the market for country subjects, and can should state what price they expect, and we suggest
use a great deal of this material if it is of the right qual- that they write to the magazine stating the character
ity. No specifications are given, but readers of the de- of their subjects, and see whether they would prove in-
partment by this time are sufficiently familiar with the teresting to the editors before they send the prints.
requirements of publishers to know what sort of prints * { . { .to send. Hence, the question resolves itself into the
careful selection of material. We should suggest com- A NovBl ArvnnrrsrNc Cann.- We reproduce a
municating with this company, inclosing a few samples postcard which is being used by a Western firm to stim-
and asking for a list of needed. ulate orders. When the representative of the photo-
lhe;ubjects graphic company makes the exposures, he deals out to
AuBnrcaN ParNr eNo Orr, DrAlnn, St. Louis, Mo., the individuals who were in the group these cards, which
is in the market for things which are unique as long as they the recipient fills out and sends to his friends. The
are of special interest to paint dealers, manufacturers, scheme has been a very successful one and has remark-
jobbers, and painters. Postcard size is preferred and ably increased the number of orders received.
TH'A TO YOUR FRTEfiD OR RELAT|YE .MA'L
' ' D e a r - - - - - : - - - - - - - - - - , 1 9 1 _ 'W'e
w'ere visited today by a photogfrapher 'shooting" for the A. A. Ricftardson Photo lllus- trating Co.. experts in Vie.'xzPhotography" o{Bemid- MaNtQuril
ji. Minn.. and our photos were taken at our work.
In less than a szeek I expect to have for you
onc of fy- pictures showing just about the natural
uray I look here every day. This photo I'll mail
f,rou as soon as I get it.
The neurs. etc.. is marked on the other side.
M:r address is as f6llou's:
M
P . O
Co. - -- State-
In care of
RemarLs
Pictures of a latroring rnen taken at his rrrork. are
rnost natural and nosl interestin! to friendo
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OUR"NNDOI\A. H. BLAKE, M. A.LETTER-
TnB Salon of. 1912 has nearly run its course and in were interested and became our attached supporters.
about a fortnight from the time I am writing will close This year the tide has risen still more, the attendances
its doors. It has been the most memorable successof have greatly increased, and f, for one, shall be greatly
late years as far as fi.nancial considerations go; it has surprised if we do not get a credit balance of nearly, if
brought in the public in an astonishing way just when not exceeding, f 100 ($500).
p"opi" were beginning to think, and I myself amongst One fact emerges which is worthy of note, and it is
lh" ,ru-ber, that the day of the ordinary photographic that the successful, the eminently successful, photo-
exhibition was getting about over. When I say that graphic exhibition is still possible. There must, how-
the Salon of. l9l2 took f 100 ($5OO; in ten days from ever, be unity and fraternal cotiperation, with one or
the date of its opening, and that lastweek 1,570people two strong men in leading positions as supporters. We
paid for admittance, it will be seen what astonishing have all this in the London Salon. No one apart from
.ritutity it has manifested. This is not due to the super- external officials is paid a cent, and everyone is willing
eminence of the monochrome work, for, though the gen- to do what he canl and sometimes those who are busiest
eral level is excellent, there are, it will be acknowledged, in their daily calling find time to do the most. We have
no very particularly outstanding pictures this year. one or more excellent business men who understand the
The color works are remarkable and the various critiques photographic ropes or the temper of the public, and it
for and against them have called the public attention to is wonderful how smoothly and harmoniously every-
them in a remarkable degree, but this would hardly thing has worked.
account for such a resurrection of public interest. Again, If I have said more than seems interesting to Ameri-
we had an amusing episode, which no doubt the readers can readers about the inward side of the exhibition, I
of Aunnrc45 puorocnepnv have heard of, in the cen- apologize, but I still think it is important to know a
soring of our poster by the advertisement contractors little about the inner side of a most successful exhibition
of the Bakerloo Tube. The figure of the lady objected when so very many nowadays are unable to interest the
to was absurdly unoffending; she was nude, it is true, public, and so to pay their way, and even eccentricity
but there are dozens of nude advertisements on London and postimpressionism will not draw, while the high-
billboards, and so veiled in shadow that she might class international show on sane business lines with the
have been fully dressed as far as the eye could see. best of contemporary work acts as a powerful loadstone.
Still there were people no doubt who came to see inside The Camera Club, which many of my readers know
the show what had been censored outside, and their and which some of them are members of, begins its
'. prurient curiosity drew a blank; but this was a mere winter session almost immediately. There will be the
episode, however amusing and profitable, and does not usual series of high-class lectures, and in addition dem-
account for the steady attendances week by week. I onstrations on Monday nights on the various manipu-
think the explanation is that the public have gradually lations in photography with both the plate and the
learned to trust and believe in "The London Salon." paper. Thesewillbeconductedbyexpertsinthediffer-
They began to take us seriously three years ago at the ent processes. There has been an increase in the mem-
Galleries of the Fine Art Society in Bond Street when, bership of the club, and there is no doubt that the excel-
under a considerable and a great risk, we got together lent arrangements made for photographic convenience
our first exhibition of an international character, and, for the members and the social character, which the
though the attendance was not very large, there were club received as a heritage from Charing Cross Road,
no losses, and those who came then made up their minds and still so well maintains, will insure its always being
to come again. Then last year the success was not to increasingly popular.
be denied; there was a definite credit balance of €40 There is on view at the present time at The A. P.
($200) and a gratifying attendance, and more people Little Gallery a collection of Guido Rey's work. It is
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ruMGNNMLS&NE. J. WALL, F. R. P. S.
TnB Rnnucrrc Acrrox oF THE FrxrNc Barn.- Drs. For ordinary work such additional baths are not neces-
Stenger and Kern summarize in Das Atelier d'esPhoto- sary; but there may be occasions when very rapid
graphen their researches on this subject. Neutral fixing elimination of the hypo may be essential, when common
baths, when strong, practically exert no reducing ac- sense would suggest the use of a chemical hypo-elimi-
tion, but the reducing action increases with the dilu- nator, such as potassium percarbonate.
tion, and ten and twenty-five per cent baths act almost t < * *
as strongly as weaker ones. After forty-eight hours, FrNB-cnRrNBl Dnvpr.arEs.- Drs. Miethe and Leh-
however, no further reducing action takes place, which mann have just published in Das Atelier des Photo-
is confirmation of the assumption that the negative im- graphena method of preparing fine-grained plates, which
age is an absorption compound of silver and silver bro- is somewhat similar to Taupenot's albumen process:
mide, and obviously only one of these is soluble in a Albumen 10.6fluid ounces
Potassiumbromide 17.5erainsneutral bath. With the acid fixing baths the reduction Potassium iodide 3.5 grains
increases with the strength and the whole of the nega- Ammonia 21 minims Water to 16 fluid ounces
tive image is dissolved. The neutral bath at first acts
like the persulphates; that is, it weakens the highlights, The whites of fresh eggs should be separated from the
but with continued action it is proportional to the gra- yolks, a few drops of ammonia added and then beaten
dation, and continued action causes a yellowish-brown to a froth, allowed to settle for twenty-four hours and
coloration of the negative. The acid bath acts like the filtered, and a drop or two'of carbolic acid (liquefied
neutral at first, and then attacks the shadows. Haddon phenol, ninety-five per cent) added. The salts and
and Grundy pointed out, about fifteen years ago, that ammonia should be dissolved in the water and added
a neutral fixing bath acted in time as a reducer, and to the albumen. This solution wiII keep for some weeks.
explained this action as due to the formation of silver The glass should be first given a substratum of chrome-
sulphide, which was then oxidized by atmospheric alum gelatine. A very thin solution is required, about
oxygen to sulphate, which dissolved in the hypo. 0.5 per cent gelatine, with a few drops of chrome-alum
Stenger and Kern tested this point by covering the solution. This substratum, warmed up, should be
surface of the fixing solution with a thin film of oil, and poured on the plate and allowed to drain off and the
this prevented, to a great extent, the reduction; but plate dried. When dry the plate should be coated with
with the acid bath the oil was no protection. It will, an iodized collodion, such as:
of course, be understood that for a fixing bath to exert CalciumCadmiumchloride,iodide anhydrous 10.556 grainsgrains
any reducing action prolonged immersion of the nega- Alcohol, ninety-five per cent . 700 minims Collodion, two per cent to 16 fluid ounces
tives is required - from twelve to forty-eight hours.
So we may still use our ordinary fixing formulas without When the film has set it should be immersed in:
grains 70 nitratefear' Silver 5 drops Nitric acid
* * * Distilled water to 3% fluid ounces
Potassium iodide q. s. Trre WasnrNc-our ol HYPo.- Liippo-Cramer, writ-
ing in Di,e Photograph'ische Industrie on the absorption With regard to the iodide, enough should be used to
of certain chemicals through the agency of acids, points saturate the silver bath, otherwise the silver iodide
out that a neutral fixing bath can be washed out of a subsequently formed on the film will dissolve. It is
gelatine fibn much more rapidly than an acid one, but sufficient to make a strong solution of potassium iodide,
that by immersion of the plate, after washing in water add it drop by drop to the silver solution, shake
for a minute or two, in a five to ten per cent solution of till it no longer dissolves, filter or allow to settle, and
sodium sulphate or potassium nitrate for five or ten pour ofi. The iodized plate should be immersed in the
minutes, the acid hypo is much more rapidly eliminated. silver bath, and moved up and down or the dish rocked
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OUR-, TAB Ltr,
Moterialfor erami.nationand'booksfor rettiewrnaybesentlo Frank in the pictorial, as well as in the more commercial de-R. Frabrie,'221ColumbusAaenue,Boston,Mass. Any bookreaiewed
will beiufpl'ied,by our Boslonffice atrthePricernenl,ioned'. partments, in a fairly adequate manner. The volume is
Tnn Bmrrsn JounNu, Pnorocnepmc Ar.uaulc one which should be in the possession of every active
ervo PnorocRA?HER's Darr-v CoupaNron, 1913, with worker, for a set of these annuals is one of the most
which is incorporated"TheYear Book of Photography valuable additions to any book shelf.
and Amateur's Guide" and "The Photographic An- ; - { .
nual (Figures, Facts and Formule of Photography)." TBlBpnoroGRApHrr.- By Cyril F. Lan-Davis, F. R.
Edited by Geo. E. Brown, F. I. C. George Murphy, P. S. New York. E. P. Dutton & Co., 1912. Price,
Inc., 57 E. 9th Street, New York City, sole sales agent. 75 cents net.
Price, paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1. There has been a scarcity of good textbooks on tele-
Once again it is our pleasant duty to review this photography, particularly as, during the last few years,
soelte and dainty volume of 1,448 pages which annually new and improved types of telephoto objectives have
forms a complete directory of the photographic trade been introduced at frequent intervals by prominent
of Great Britain as well as an epitome of photographic foreign makers. Mr. Lan-Davis has admirably met the
literature for the past year. The special articles this need for a concise and understandable modern text-
season include: Fitting up the Darkroom, by the book. The subject is treated in six chapters which
Editor; The Practical Methods of Telephotography, by contain no padding, but come directly to the point in
Capt. Owen Wheeler, F. R. P. S.; and also the invalu- a simple, convincing way. The book is excellently
able section on "Ilowto Do It," which first appeared illustrated and the mathematical part is so managed
in last year's annual. As most of our readers know, that even workers with little aptitude for calculations
this book is invaluable for reference on account of the will find it easy to grasp this necessary part of successful
very complete tables on almost every conceivable telephotography.
photographic topic. Those who have not acquired the :r {< *<
habit of buying the Almanac each year are earnestly Tln Wnr,r,coTr,rn PrrorocRAprrc Exposunn-Rrconn
advised to begin now. Not the least interesting feature erro Dranv,I9l3.- To boil down into one handy pocket
of this book is the advertising section, which includes volume the accumulated photographic wisdom of the
many types of apparatus strange to American readers, year and of preceding years is a work which should win
and is in itself a liberal education in photographic the gratitude of all photographers. Such a task has
accessories. been accomplished in the 1913 Edition of the Wellcome
* * * Photographic Exposure-Record which has just been
TnB Ar"rpnrcAN ANNUAT. oF Psolocnepnv, 1913. published. Among the most novel features are the
Vol. XXVII. Edited by Percy Y. Howe, New York, descriptions of new methods of toning prints green and
The American Annual of Photography, Inc., L9t2. blue, by the use of Tabloid toners, which act selectively,
Geo. Murphy, Inc., 57 E. gth Street, sole sales agent. leaving the highlights only faintly colored. There are
Paper, 75 cents; cloth, $1.25 net. also some interesting new notes on the technique of
The American Annual this year follows the same gen- color photography, and on modern methods in develop-
eral plan of omitting makers' formulas and thus allows rnent, including a table of times, temperatures and
increased space for articles and illustrations, both of dilutions for vaiious tones on D.O.P. by simple devel-
which are presented in great profusion. The usual opment with Rytol. Every process from bromide
array of short practical articles by well-known writers printing to gum bichromate is lucidly and briefly de-
is presented, as well as a number of useful short articles scribed. The illustrations aptly enforce the lessons of
by newcomers. The illustrations preserve the same the text and the practical and helpful character of the
average of subjects and cover photographic activities advice given in the tables and epitomized directions
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makes the book a real dictionary of daily photographic marks are drawn with a pencil, the ruled squares of the
practice. Three editions are published, one for the marker coinciding with either vertical or horizontal
Southern Hemisphere, one for the Northern, and the lines of the print, so that when the trim is made to the
third a special edition for the United States of America. guide marks the horizon will be found perfectly level
The Wellcome Exposure-Record may be obtained from and the whole print accurately square:.It can also be
all photographic dealers and booksellers and at all rail- used for marking negatives. We have repeatedly had
wa' news-stands' to criticise work sent in for the Portfolio because it was
,r * !r not trimmed squarely, hence this device, at its purely
CRArvrnR'gX-nev Maxuar..- We received, too late nominal price, should find a large sale among our readers.
for mention in the December issue, a copy of the latest * * *
edition of the Cramer Manual on x-ray work. Perhaps
Rrlrover. oF DnrBNonn BosroN Orrrce.- Thewe should say a new book instead of a new edition,
Boston branch house of the Defender Photo Supplyinasmuch as the material is abnost entirely new from
Company has removed from 101 Tremont Street tocover to cover. The booklet is the same size as the
the Rich Building, 220 Devonshire Street, corner ofregular Cramer Manual and contains 48 pages. The
Franklin Street. Our constantly growing businesstreatment of the subjects is grouped under the following
made the move very necessary. New articles have beenheads: Fundamental Facts about X-ray Apparatusl
added to the Defender line. We have always tried toAdvice upon Radiographic Technique; Instructions for
be very prompt in shipments, but think we can do evenHandling, Care, and Development of X-ray Plates;
better at this address.Hints about Avoiding Common Troubles. The text is * ,k {<
well illustrated with diagrams and reproductions of
x-ray pictures. Full directions are given for preparing Vcr-ox WerBn-cor-oRs.- The holiday season that
has just passed has probably suggested to you dozenspatients for radiography, and suggestions for exposure
of uses for water-colors, and these uses are not confinedfor all the difierent portions of the body are given in
to photographic prints alone. Some of the most attrac-considerable detail for different tubes and types of
tive Christmas and New-Year cards were made so byapparatus. Developing formulas and all details of
the addition of a touch of color here and there. Ofmanipulation are gone into in great detail, hence the
course the colors must be transparent, and if they arebook is one which should prove most helpful to every
not expensive, so much the better. The most practical x-ray operator, particularly those who rely upon the
and inexpensive colors on the market are the Velox Trans- old reliable Cramer X-ray plate.
* * * parentWater-color Stamps. These colors are unequaled
in quality and are put up in most convenient form for use
OwNBnsnrp oF TrrE NBcerrvB.- It is seldom that in coloring Velox prints, bromide enlargements, lantern-
the question of who owns the negative comes up in this slides, halftone engravings, etc. A complete booklet,
country, though we note in the correspondence columns consisting of twelve colors arranged in perforated leaflets
of. The British Journal that it assumes considerable making twenty-four stamps of each color, and the full
importance in the eyes of our British confreres. We directions for coloring pictures, is soldfor25 cents. Ifave
received the other day from the Obrig Camera Co. a your dealer show you these colors and see how simple
card giving rates for commercial photography, on which it is to do color work.
it is plainly stated, "The negative becomes the property * {< *
of the party [sicl ordering the work, upon payment of Frr.rNc Frr,u NrcernrEs.- Keeping your negatives
the bill." This definite understanding should certainly without an Eastman Film Negative Album is like book-
prove helpful to customers, and we commend the stand keeping without a ledger. The Film Negative Album
of the Obrig Camera Co. in this matter. provides a strong, transparent tissue envelope for each
{< :t :F film negative, each envelope is numbered, and one hun-
A TR:r ro CALrFoRNra.- We learn from the Effing- dred envelopes are bound in strong cloth covers. There
ham (Illinois) Morning Record.that Mr. and Mrs. L. H. is a complete index in the front of the album for a title
Bissell of the Illinois College of Photography are spend- or description of each negative, and the negatives may
ing the winter in California. A farewell reception was be seen through the transparent envelopes without the
held December second and suitable gifts were presented necessity of handling them. Negatives worth keeping
by the ladies who arranged the reception. at all are worth keeping in one of these very convenient
* * * Eastman Albums'
Trra Tnru Seuenn Pnoro PnrNr Memrn.- One of * ,f ,r
the best novelties which has ever been brought to our Axsco CowaNy ol BrNcumrroN, N. Y., Wrsu ro
attention is a celluloid print marker. The device is Secuns TwBNrv-roun Unusuer-r.v Goon Pnoro-
made of thick celluloid for all prints from 2r/ x 3r/a to cRApHS.- Such is the beginning of a large circular
6rh x 8rl at prices from 20 cents for the former to 50 now being distributed to the trade. It announces a
cents for the latter. It is laid on the print and guide prize competition of unusual scope, and, as the Ansco
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people state, you may have a prize-winning negative giving instruction in all its branches. The university
in your possession or may be able to make one before is enabled to do this through the generosity of an alum-
May 1, 1913, the closing date of this contest. The nus who does not desire to have his name mentioned.
qualities which are desired are beauty and human inter- Much has been accomplished in this field, but the
est, not pictures which are manifestly pictures or are result of a combination of the scientific side ofphotog-
made striking by lighting effects which are not natural. raphy with adequate instruction in art lines has not
fn fact, amateur pictures which are well composed and heretofore been considered, and it is this combination
show pleasing subjects to the best advantage stand the which the university now offers. The instruction will
best chance of winning the prizes of $200 down to $10, be eminently practical and will at the same time give
which are ofiered for the best twenty-four pictures for theoretical explanations of every process, while the
use in the Ansco advertising campaign. The pictures classes in drawing will include composition, cast, por-
wiII be judged by a committee composed of Frank R. trait, sketching, painting of still life, and anatomy.
Fraprie, editor of AlrnnrcaN Pnorocnepnv and Popular The aim of the department is to provide for students
Photography,' Wilfred A. French, editor of. Photo-Era; a thorough grounding in the optics and chemistry of
W. I. Lincoln Adams, editor of The Photographic Times, photographic processes; a practical course dealing with
and a representative of the Ansco Company's advertis- every department of photography; the art-training
ing agents. Every user of an Ansco camera should send necessary for the utilization of photography for express-
at once for the circular and familiarize himself with the ing artistic feeling, and advanced or specialized courses
detailed conditions of this unusual contest. to enable students to take positions as studio operators,
photo-chemists and' investigators.
Lrsnanv o" e*otu.l lrrJto"**,ov.- we desire REeuTREMENTSFoR AnurssroN
to attract the attention of our readers to the special Candidates for admission to the course inphotography
offcr of the four-volume Library of Amateur Photog- are required to show by examination or by certificate
raphy, which will be found in this issue. This library that they have studied with satisfactory proficiency
is unquestionably one of the most compact, complete the following subjects, viz: English grammar, geogra-
and useful compilations which has ever been made for phy, arithmetic, American history, togel-her with two
the benefit of the amateur worker. The price at which years of high-school work, which must include elemen-
these sets are offered is such a substantial reduction tary chemistry, physics, elementary and intermediate
from the list that no worker in need of a good reference algebra and plane geometry.
library can afford not to investigate the offer.
CounsB or Srrmv
frrNnnanv oF THE Konar< ExrrrerrroN.- Scranton, F'irst Year
December 30 to January 4, Town HalI; Pittsburg, GBxBnar, Oprrcs.- Reflection, refraction, dispersion
January 7 to January 10, Carnegie Music Hall; Colum- and diffraction of light. Elementary photometry.
bus, January 13 to January 18, Memorial Hall; Cincin- Light standards.
nati, January 20 to January 25, Music Hall; Louisville, Puorocnapnrc Oprrcs.- Optical glass; the general
January 27 to February l, Armory;Nashville, February principles of lens construction; Iens aberrations; choice
3 to February 8, Ryman Auditorium; Memphis, Febru- and use of lenses for special work.
ary 10 to February 15, Goodwyn Institute; New Orleans, TnB CauB Various types with instructions in
February 17 to February 22, Artillery Hall; Atlanta, the use of the same for general, portrait, landscape and
February 24 to March 1" Auditorium-Armoryl Jackson- architectural work. fnstantaneous shutters and testing
ville, Fla., March 3 to March 8, Morocco Temple; the same.
Charleston, March 10 to March 15, German Artillery Exposunn.- The illumination of the subject. The
Hall; Richmond, March t7 to March 22, Jefferson factors controlling exposure.
Auditorium; Washington, March 24 to March 29, Con- Sousruvn Marenrals.- Plates and films, ordinary
vention Hall; New York, March 31 to April 5, Carnegie and color-sensitive. Color filters.
Music Hall; New York, April 7 to April 12, Carnegie DBveropIuBNT.- The chemistry of developers and
Music Hall; Brooklyn, April 14 to April 19, Brooklyn development. Time, thermo, and tank development.
Academy of Music; Baltimore, April 21 to April 26, PnrNrrxc.- Silver printing; development processes.
Lyric Theatre; Springfield, April 28 to May 3, Civic Platinum transpaqency making. Lanternslides and
Auditorium; Toronto, May 5 to May 10, Massey HalI; projection.
Montreal, May 12 ro **uY*tt;Arena. Second' Year
Sruoro Wom.- General principles of lighting by
DBpnnruBNr or PrrorocRApHV, Svnncusn UNrvon- day and artificial light; groups, copying of black and
sttv, Cor,r,EGE oF FINB Anrs.- Announcement. The white and colored objects. Retouching the negative.
manifold applications of photography to scientific, PnrxrrNc.- Printing in iron salts; carbon, gum-
artistic and commercial purposes has led Syracuse bichromate, oil, and bromoil.
University to establish a Department of Photography, Cor-on Pnorocnepnv.-The spectroscope; the science
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of color and photographic reproduction of the same by For further information concerning this course, ad-
the additive and subtractive processes. dress George A. Parker, dean of the College of Fine
PnorourcnoGRApEy.-The miscroscope, principles Arts, Syracuse, N. Y.
of construction and use; high and low power photo-
micrography.
Srcneoscoprc PnorocnApHrr.- Binocular vision; the
practice of stereoscopic photography.
Er,nuoNranv Euursrow Mexruc.- Negative and
positive processes; printing-out emulsions.
Pretn TBsrrNc.- Sensitometry of ordinary and
color-sensitive plates; spectrographic testing.
ENr.ancrNc aNn Rrluc Principles and practice
of the two methods.
Advanced courses will be arranged as required in wet
collodion; collodion emulsion; line and half-tone etching;
photogravure; motion-picture photography.
All students will be expected to provide such sensitive
materials, chemicals and apparatus as may be consid-
ered necessary for carrying out ordinary practical work.
A laboratory fee of $5 rvill be required each term in
connection with the darkroom.
Rrscancu Wonx.- Students who are sufficiently
advanced will be assigned a problem for investigation,
occupying one or more semesters. This assumes some
knowledge of physical chemistry and German.
CounsB or Sruoy
First Vear - First and Second.Semesters
Elementary chemistry 3 hours per week
Composition ... . 2 ,' (. (c
Anatomy 1 "
Freehand drawing 8 "
c a ( a A TESSAR HOME PORTRAIT P h o t o g r a p h y. . . . . . . . . 1 8 - 2 0 ( (
Second, Year - First and, Second Semesters
Elementary algebra. 3 hours per week Tesslns FoR Houn Ponrnarru From the
5 ( ( ( Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. we have received an attrac- Solid and spherical geometry. . 1 ((
Physics L. .. . 3 ( a tive eight-page folder with some very charming illus-
Advanced composition 2 ( C trations of children made with the famous B. & L.-Zeiss
i
Portrait and still-life painting.. 8 Tessars. We are informed that a copy of this circular
Sketching 2 wiII be sent free to any reader of AunnrcaN Puoroc-
P h o t o g r a p h y. . . . . . . . . 1 8 - 2 0 a a ( a RAprry who answers the advertisement in this issue,
and we advise every reader to secure a copy without
The course in photography will be opened with the delay.
winter term, January 6,1913, and will be in charge of * * *
Mr. E. J. Wall, who is eminently fitted for this work. Spm-AcnnoMATrc Dounr.Brs. The firm of Pinkham
Mr. WaIl is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and Smith Company, of Boston, has at last completed
of England, a member of the American Chemical Soci- the experimental work and tests on the new series of
ety, and foreign abstractor to The Bri,tish Journal of soft-focus doublet lenses first announced on page 180
Photography. He was also, for three years, instructor in the March, 1912, issue of this magazine, and descrip-II
in three-color photography under the London County tive literature and a full line of objectives will soon be
Council. Mr. Wall is the author of ,,The Dictionary ready. The Semi-Achromatic Doublet, as the new lens
of Photography," " Carbon Printing,,, ,,Photography,', is called, is midway in quality between the single Semi-
and "Natural Color Photography," and was for five Achromatic lens and the rectilinear, possessinga greater
years editor of. The Amateur Photographer and The firmness in drawing than the first and less sharpness
Phol,ographicNeus. than the second. It was a most difficult problem to
The tuition for the course in photography is $30 a retain the required softness at all ordinary apertures,
term (one-third of the year). There is also an incidental but it was solved; and the new lens will not sharpen
fee of $5 required each term, and a matriculation fee up as some other soft-focus objectives do when stopped
of $5, payable on entrance. to f : t6 or smaller.
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PRACTICALHere is a hintI-IINTSfor those who use P.O.P. to test
the strength of the light. ft was very troublesome
holding pieces of paper to the light until the correct
tint was obtained, so f made several small envelopes,
as shown in the cut. In these I placed strips of
P.O.P. covered by a piece of thin opaque paper. When
testing the strength of the light, I would pull the opaque
strip out until the first hole was uncovered, say for
about two seconds, then the second for two seconds,and
so on. Thus the exposures for the holes would be ten,
3uplort for rlfas* eight,the papersix, four,out andand twonotingseconds,at whichrespectively.square theTakingfirst
discernible tint was, I calculate that one-eighth of the
time required to get that tint gave me the exposure
with stop U. S.4. - Jevns Kanuze.
r | . * *
A Soepsrorrrp Hpernn.- For keeping solutions at
an even temperature, I simply heat a piece of soap-
stone until it is just so I can hold my hand against it.
I put a few folded newspapers over it, and set the #i
tray over that. The temperature may be regulated
by taking away a few thicknesses until the desired EI temperature is secured. By this method I have kept
developer at 65" for two hours in weather sixteen
below zero and in a room which wasn't any too warm. E=
My stone is six by eight inches and cost thirty-five
El cents.- J. H. Rewr,rNcs.* * *
Usts ron A IfATprN. - Did you ever find use for a
hatpin in your photographic work? Well, I have, and E= now could scarcely do good work without it. For
negatives of uneven density, which require more print-
ing in some parts than others, nothing is better to mask
Two Usnrur, AccpssoRrEs.- Below are directions the thinner portions than disks of the proper size cut
for making masks which are easy to print under. Use from black paper and stuck on a hatpin. They can be
a frame one size larger. Cut two pieces of thin opaque passed over the thin portions of the negative while held
paper the size of the frame. Out of the frrst, which in the hand, but in some cases the hatpin point can be
should be a little thicker, cut a rectangle the size of stuck into the table or a box placed between the light
your printing paper. Out of the second, cut an opening and printing frame.
the size that you desire your finished picture to be. If you have to use an oil darkroom lamp, yours may,
Now paste the first piece evenly over the second.. When as mine does, smoke and clog up the draught, making
printing, you place tfre mask with the smaller opening it smoke more. I keep a hatpin within easy reach and
facing the film, and you place your paper into the open- run the point through the small draught holes to push
ing made for it. out soot and prevent smoking.- G. C. Rumnn.
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Tkere is no uncertointU with a Graflex. You
see the ima$e the size it will appear in the nega-
tive, up to the instant of exposure. You can watch
the changingcompositionand expressionuntil you
see the picture just as you want it, when a slight
pressure releases the shutter. There is no $uess
work-no finder nor focusin$ scale.
The Graflex shutter works at any speedfrom "time" to 1-1000of a second.
With the Graflex you can make snapshotsindoors or in the shade.
Send for our illustrated catalog.
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be glad to know that we have succeededat last in securing a rcally
practical bincler. You can no\\r have )'our Alrtrnrcax Pnorocnaprrv in
the form of a handsomely tround book, ready to refer to at any time.
The Bid Ben Binder
is the simplest binder made. Thc binding is as simple
as sticking papers on an orclinary file. trach binder
holcls trvelve numbcrs of AivrrlrrcAN PHorocRApHv with
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The Big Ben Binder is a patented de-
vice foi: binding scvcr:rl copies of a
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It has thc appearanceof a regular bound
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No punchi.ng of hoies is necessary -_ just a slight slit betrn'een the pages rvith a pen
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