. Portrait . ows hands begin to ache and orders mustbe delivered in a rush we are almost sure to become laxin our vigilance. Let us always remember this slogan^—Permanentprints, permanent business. Many washers, rotary,automatic, siphon, belts, wheels, have been triedthroughout the years with indifferent success in anendeavor to wash prints safely and automatically inthe shortest possible time. Some have been absolutefailures. Others have been a success in so far as hypo PORTRAIT elimination is concerned, but prints required the sameattention as is necessary in tray washing. Still otherswould
. Portrait . ows hands begin to ache and orders mustbe delivered in a rush we are almost sure to become laxin our vigilance. Let us always remember this slogan^—Permanentprints, permanent business. Many washers, rotary,automatic, siphon, belts, wheels, have been triedthroughout the years with indifferent success in anendeavor to wash prints safely and automatically inthe shortest possible time. Some have been absolutefailures. Others have been a success in so far as hypo PORTRAIT elimination is concerned, but prints required the sameattention as is necessary in tray washing. Still otherswould wash double weight paper and small prints, butthin papers of any size were quickly broken. Sometypes would allow the prints to clog in corners or attachthemselves to the sides or bottom of the tank, while onlythose remaining in the current would wash properly. A few months ago a washer was submitted for ourtrial under studio and commercial conditions. It iscalled the Whirlo Print Washer and is m^anufactured. by the Northern Photo Supply Co. of Minneapolis,Minn., and while not absolutely automatic, it comesnearest to the desired conditions of any so far broughtto our attention. As its name indicates, it whirls the prints and keepsthem in constant rotary motion and the cross currentsof water keep them well separated, the water beingforced out from the bottom and over the edge of aninside tank as fast as the fresh water comes in. Thestrength and bulk of the flow is absolutely under thecontrol of the operator, single weight glossy paper orother thin stock obtaining only the delicate treatment PORTRAIT necessary to prevent breaking, and heavy doubleweight prints can be given the full force of the waterpressure. By this method double weight prints maybe washed almost as quickly as those on thin washer will work equally well with small or largeprints, or with mixed weights or sizes, provided thejets are tempered to the thin stock. Our first trial was made with fifty 8 x lo
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