Chapter I: Part I

GLASS, 10
Quality--Preparation--Albumenizing.

COLLODION, 14
Positive Process--Formula for Positive--How to
Coat Plates With--Exposure of the Plates--
Development of Plates--Developer--
Fixing Solution--Dry Plate Ferrotypes.

COLLODION PROCESS FOR NEGATIVES, 24
Negative--Formula A--Formula B--Formula C.

COLLODION COTTON, 28
Formula for Making Collodion with Above.

NEGATIVE SILVER BATH, 29
Preparation of--Contaminations of--Renovating,
&c.

THE NEGATIVE DEVELOPER, 33
Formulæ for Developing Solution.

FIXING SOLUTIONS FOR NEGATIVES, 35

INTENSIFYING NEGATIVES, 36

THE BROMO ARGENTIC DRY PLATE PROCESS, 37

GELATINO EMULSION, 38
Emulsion A, Paget Prize--Emulsion B,
Jarman--Emulsion C, Ever--Emulsion D,
Ever--Apparatus for Making--Preparation of
Glass--Coating Plates.

APPARATUS USED IN MAKING EMULSIONS, 44
Cooling Table--Drying Room.

DEVELOPING ROOM FOR DRY PLATES, 48

DEVELOPMENT OF DRY PLATES, 54

DRY PLATE DEVELOPERS, 55
Alkaline Pyro--Developer, a Sal Soda.

FIXING SOLUTION, 57

CLEARING SOLUTION, 58

DRY PLATE DEVELOPMENT, 58
Ferrous Oxalate--Ammonia Pyro--
Intensification--Solution A--Solution B.

PRACTICALITIES, 63

RETOUCHING NEGATIVES, 63
Apparatus Furniture.

SILVER PRINTING, 70
Printing Room--Silvering Room--Silver Solution
for Paper--Sensitizing Paper--Fuming
Paper--Toning the Prints--Toning
Solution--Fixing the Prints--Mounting the
Prints--Spotting the Prints--Preparation for
Burnishing.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO, 80

THE CAMERA LENSES, 84
Optics of Photography.

CAMERA BOXES, 99
For Positives, the Multiplyer--For Negatives,
Wet or Dry.

THE BENSTER PLATE HOLDER, 109

CAMERA BOXES, 110
For Copying and Enlarging--For Viewing and
Out-Door Work--The Novel View Camera--The
Klauber Camera.

CAMERA STANDS, 116
The Lever Stand--The Knickerbocker Stand--The
Balance Stand--The Bowdish Stand--The
Automatic Stand--The Gem City Stand--The Handy
Stand--The Magic Stand--The Iron Centre Stand.

PNEUMATIC SHUTTERS, 124
The Cadett Shutter--The Lightning Shutter--The
Garland Shutter--The Invisible Shutter.

HEAD RESTS, 130
Success Head Rests--The Rigid--The Spencer.

POSING CHAIRS, 133
The Bowdish Chair--Other Chairs.