The Photographic and fine art journal . a w 0 cq 0 .5-^ > H ?*l P5 a. R a, ffl 1858. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FINE ART JOURNAL. 17 the flame of the himp), a coatiils of gelatine, as thin as its densi-ty will allow. It is unnecessary to say that the gelatine mustbe warm and perfectly liquid at the time. Leave it for an in-stant to cool and dry, sheltered from dust, and you will be ableto remove easily, by means of the steam from boiling water, thetripple film of collodion, gutta-percha, and gelatine. This ope-ration, which is very easy, is pcrrormed as soon as you see thattire ifilm is sliglitly
The Photographic and fine art journal . a w 0 cq 0 .5-^ > H ?*l P5 a. R a, ffl 1858. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FINE ART JOURNAL. 17 the flame of the himp), a coatiils of gelatine, as thin as its densi-ty will allow. It is unnecessary to say that the gelatine mustbe warm and perfectly liquid at the time. Leave it for an in-stant to cool and dry, sheltered from dust, and you will be ableto remove easily, by means of the steam from boiling water, thetripple film of collodion, gutta-percha, and gelatine. This ope-ration, which is very easy, is pcrrormed as soon as you see thattire ifilm is sliglitly softened by the steam, and you should thenbegin to remove it from the glass at tlie corner from which theexcess of collodion was poured off when the plate was collodioii-iied. It often happens that the film diseny:ages itself at ihiscorner of the glass. It is a good )ilau to facilitate the entireremoval of the film, with a thin blade of fle.\ible polished horn,on which, with the help of the fingers, you support the film, whileyou de
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