. Practical photography : being the science and art of photography, developed for amateurs and beginners . panying woodcutshows at a glance the nature and principle of the Howard tent. But it will be seen that, ingenious and efficient as the above explainedapparatus indisputably is for pictures up to, say, 5in. by 4in., whenplates of larger sizes, such as whole plate or even 7^in. by 5in.; areo be manipulated, something more substantial will be required. Theform usually employed in such cases is the Box tent, of which thereare many varieties, both commercial and otherwise. Of the former, thebe
. Practical photography : being the science and art of photography, developed for amateurs and beginners . panying woodcutshows at a glance the nature and principle of the Howard tent. But it will be seen that, ingenious and efficient as the above explainedapparatus indisputably is for pictures up to, say, 5in. by 4in., whenplates of larger sizes, such as whole plate or even 7^in. by 5in.; areo be manipulated, something more substantial will be required. Theform usually employed in such cases is the Box tent, of which thereare many varieties, both commercial and otherwise. Of the former, thebest known are the model tents of W. W. Eouch, 180, Strand, whichare very perfect and convenient. A tent for working plates up 8|in. by6|in., complete with fittings, cos£s between £6 and £7 ; and the outlayonce afforded will never be regretted by the true photographer. To thosewho are either not in a position to purchase a tent ready made and fitted,or who prefer to make their apparatus to suit their individual convenience,I will give a few hints on the construction of a fairly portable box tent, D 2. Fig. 5. The Box Dale Tent. THE BOX DAHK. TENT. 53 which, though of course unequal in completeness and finish to the manyvarieties in the photographic market, will still be found workable and,comparatively speaking, inexpensive. Annexed are two illustrations onwhich my hints will be based. Fig. 5 represents the box tent without fittings. It is a plain box(preferably of deal, for the sake o: lightness), with two doors likethose of a cupboard turned on its side. The upper door opens on a-slant rather higher than the top side of the box itself, and forms a Fig. 6. The Box Dark Tent, complete. mooi ; the lower door opens flush with the bottom of the box, and isused as a support for the sink. The two doors shut down on a rabbet;one must be secured to the inside of the box with a bolt, and theother fastened to its companion with a lock. In most, if not all,commercial box tents there is
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