Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . 1 1 o 1 1 ^1. It will readily be seen that it matters not at what angle your camera may be, thepicture to be copied will be parallel to it. Have a narrow cleat fastened to the end ofthe table to prevent the camera sliding off; it also serves as a guide to keep it and thepicture at right angles to each other laterally. Fig. 146 represents the same table as I use it for making magic-lantern slides, porcelainpictures, and reproducing negatives. 132 WILSONS QUARTER


Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . 1 1 o 1 1 ^1. It will readily be seen that it matters not at what angle your camera may be, thepicture to be copied will be parallel to it. Have a narrow cleat fastened to the end ofthe table to prevent the camera sliding off; it also serves as a guide to keep it and thepicture at right angles to each other laterally. Fig. 146 represents the same table as I use it for making magic-lantern slides, porcelainpictures, and reproducing negatives. 132 WILSONS QUARTER CENTURY IN PHOTOGRAPHY. edge of the slotted post, and at the bottom of the table on each side, and so l^ackunder the table through another eye at the back end of the table; this cordmust be slack enough not to bind the vertical movement of the target, ^^ow,by pulling upon this slack cord, the target and picture are made to movehorizontally toward the opposite side. It will be seen that the picture to becopied, having been placed upon the target by means of the cords, may beadjusted and focussed without once removing the eye from the screen,


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