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The Plaster Of Paris Process
Each and every one of the inventions and processes thus far described was an important step forward in the building up of the art of stereotyping, but none of these methods was practiced to any extent by others than by the men who invented them. The adoption of stereotyping throughout the entire printing world was […]
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The First Commercial Stereotype Shop
A workman in the employ of Didot, Louis Stephan Herhahn by name, devised a new process of stereotyping upon which he obtained patents in 1798 and 1800. Herhahn worked in conjunction with his employees, Errand and Renouard, under the supervision of Count Schlabrendorf. He had copper type made, in which the letters were sunken, but […]
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Origin And Development Of The Art Of Printing
The invention of stereotyping was one of the advance steps in printing. It, therefore, seems that a few words dealing with the origin and development of the art of printing, before entering upon the data pertaining to stereotyping proper, will be of interest. There are, in the history of human intellect, three fundamental stages, and […]
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Line Photography
Line photography is the least difficult of the three general groups of products into which graphic-arts photography is divided. It is used to produce negatives from black and white copy that does not contain intermediate or gray tone values. The steps necessary to produce a line negative are: (1) Place copy in copyboard, (2) set […]
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Photographic Materials
Film.Process film consists of an acetate or other clear plastic base, coated on one side with a light-sensitive solution and on the other side with a gelatin backing to keep film from curling as it dries. Most all films have what is called an antihalation backing, which is a dye coating placed between the emulsion […]
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Photography And Negatives
INTRODUCTION The purpose of the negative in lithographic production is to provide a suitable image which can be exposed on a plate to create a final positive printing image. If the platemaking process is for negative-type plates (usually termed surface platemaking), the image on film will be clear and the nonprinting image will be opaque. […]
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Phototyepsetting
Phototypesetting is a method of photographically producing top-quality text and display typography on paper or film bases to be used in the preparation of camera copy for artwork, display matter, and text matter in the method generally known as “cold-type” procedure. This effort is designated as a function of the Offset Division in the Government […]
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Processing A Job Through Offset Copy Preparation
SECTION Because the operations are so diversified for this operation, a description of the tasks required for a specific job may present a more specific evaluation of this task. The title of a pamphlet which will be described in detail is an illustrated brochure entitled “Everglades National Park, Florida.” DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT The product […]
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Adapting And Assembling Of Materials
The copy preparer who receives the reproducibles as ordered in preliminary review continues the clearinghouse function. He is charged with accomplishing the work which was determined necessary in the review operation. Before he can release the work to the cameras of the Negative Section or to the imposing tables of the Platemaking Section, the copy […]
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Preliminary Functions Of Copy Preparation
With the Copy Preparation Section serving as the clearinghouse for all offset materials, preliminary handling of new work becomes one of its most important functions. Determining what work needs to be done, how and where it is to be done, and dispatching the work to accomplish these needs requires careful review of all new work. […]
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