Handbook of the practice and art of photography (1875)
Vogel, Hermann Wilhelm, 1834-1898, Molling, Edward F · Philadelphia, Benerman & Wilson · leaf 55
49 THE CAMERA. vided with hinges, which admit of their being bent over ; the Ameri- can plan, where the shutter can be removed entirely, is preferable. Fig. 24. … In the bottom of the holder a little cavity is placed, made water- tight with pitch, to collect the silver drippings. Such a holder, unless it is carefully wiped every time it has been used, is liable to get spoiled by the Fig. 25. silver solution entering the wood. The solution decomposes in the…
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