Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-06

and has SO perfected his process as to in
sure a complete revolution in the art OF
color printing.
Messrs. James Sutton 6 Co., of IS Mai
den Lane, New York, publishers of Tht
Atdine, adopted his>process for the produc-
ton of their Premium Chromos, some three
years ago; and, with the increased facili-
ties thus placed at his disposal, Mr.. Stab
has been enabled to achieve the most ad.
mirable results, andthe firm are now print
ing Chromos, equal in every respect to the
very best foreign specimens.
The picture to be copied is covered with
transparent sheet of oiled paper, on
which a tracing of every outline is made
This outline is then transferred to litho-
graphic stone, known as the "Key" A
number of plates, equal to the number Of
tints desired, is next prepared, and an i'm,
preston from the Key is printed on each
With the original before him, the artist
fills in with a crayen such portions of the
outline on each plate as he wishes to have
reproduce the particular shade assigned
to it. a&
The untouched portions of the plate are
then covered with a peculiar preparation
and galvanic bath nicely governed, does
the work of an engraver, but does it as no
engraver could possible do it-true to a
hair, and finer, if necessary, than the ma
ked eye can discover. Each plate is print
ed in its turn on the paper, and every i'm
preston must be so adjusted to it's prede-
cessors, that there shall not be the slight
est variation.
When it is considered that as many as
twenty or thirty plates are often required
that some portions of a tint are preserv-
ed pure to the end, while others are cover
ed and affected by one or all succeeding i'm
pressions-the marvellous skill and knowl-
edge of various combinations of color re-
CURED of an artist who essays to lay out
and complete the plates for a Chrome,
may be family imagined by those who see
and admire the splendid results of his la
bours. Ia8-
In THE lAldSne establishment may be
seen two immense Cottrel & Babcock prin-
ting machines, selected for their accuracy
of register and perfect distribution
These presses are constantly occupied in
printing the Chromos to be given as pre-
miums to subscribers to The Azdiee for
1873.
The process of relief printing has, a.
mong many, this very important advantage
over TYPOGRAPHY: the printing is not from
surface honsfers-never perfect, and con-
tlnually demanding renewal-but directly
from the engraving itself, which, being on
hard metal, will not wear out. Persons
who are satisfied with the specimens
shown, may be assured that the copies
they get will be even better, as practice
constantly improves the adjustment of the
colors.
Since The AZdine originated the plan
of giving subscribers Chromos free, nearly
every paper of any pretension has adopted
the idea, and many things called Chromos
have been extensively advertised and puff
ed all over the country. The well-known
artistic standard Of The ALzi7ae was guar
antee that its Premium Chromos would be
everything that the most fastidious could
desire; and the specimens OF "The Village
Belle" and Crossing the Moor" now be-
fore us, fully justify every expectation.
The superior facilities of the publishers
enable them to deliver large edition of
these Chromos to subscribers Immediately,
and they can keep pace with demand e.
quail to 10000 pairs per month from JAN
uary.
It is estimated that before June LIST, O.
yer 100000 impressions will be printed
on each of these Chromos, which would
give 100000 pairs. Such an edition of
Chromos of such grade and sizeQ4 20
inches each), is an utterly unheard-of
thing, and year ago would have caused
our slower cousins across the water to
laugh at the protector as fool But this.
is not a country of precedents; it is ouly
asked-is the thing possiblea and presto!
American enterprise does it!