The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-12-12
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HOW CsaRoSE0s ARE MADE.

Probably very few; even If those per
sons who are generally we'll Informed
have the slightest conception Of TIL,
various processes by which those wonder
OF modern Initiative art, popularity known
as ChIomos, are gradually Developed
step by step, To perfection Which al
most dehes discrimination in ectn pairing
with the original The photographic. OF
al stone process. Is that generally used in
this country but having been found toC
slow, aud Inherently defective aad rem
derlBg some Of the most delicate tlnts,
great effort has been made to lind a sub
stitute, By which higher degree OF the
! perfection couid be attained, and the
superior productive capacity CT relief
substituted for the uncertainties and de-
lays Of surface printing.
Many years ago. Nr Charles Stahi,
photographic engraver of high repute.
directed his attention 60 this subject and
alter years OF patience aud enthusiastic
devotion, he has overcome all difficulties,
and has 50 perfected his process as to in
sure com plete revolution in the art of
1 color printing.
Z Messrs James sutton & Co, Of So
Maiden Lane, New ork. publishers Of
The Aldine. adopted his process for the
production OF ;iile:s. Premium Chronns
some three years ago and, with the III
creased facilities thus placed Ut his DIS
p0sal, Mr.. StahI has been enabled to
achlevc tue most admirable results, and
the firm are now printing Chromos,
equal IL every respect 10 the very best
foreign specimcns.
The picture 60 be copied is covered
with a transparent Sheet of oiled paper
on which srar Of! onffIna i
made. This outline Is then transferred
to photographic stone. known as the
Key. y number Of pilates, equal Z.
the number Of tints desired. is next rre
pared, and an i'm preston from the key
Is printed en- each. With the original
before him, the artist fills in with a cray
on such portions OF the outline on each
plate as he wishes 10 have reproduce the
particular shade assigned to it.
The untouched portions of the plate
are then covered with a peculiar prepar-
paration. and galvanic bath nicely gov
erned. does the work OF IN eDgraver, but
does 1t As no engraycr coul possibly do
it-true 10 q hair, and fiuer, if necessary,
than the naked eye can discover. Each
pate Is printed III its turn on the paper,
and every impression mast be so adjust
ed to lis predecessors. that there shall
mot Bc tie +lEitIGHS variation.
When it is considered that as many as
twenty or thirty plates are often required
that some portions of tint are pre-
served pure to the end, while others are
covered and affected by one or all sue
ceeding impressions marvellous skill
and knowledgo of various combination,
OF color required oi an artist who essays
to lay out aud complete the plates Chro
me, may be family imagined by those
who see and admire the splendid results
OF ms labonfS.
In the AIdine establishment may be
seen two immense Cottrell & Babcock
printing machines, selected for their &C
curacy OF register and perfect distrihu
ton. These presses are constantly oc
cupied IN printing the Chromos to be
given as premiums to subscribers 80 The
Aldine for 1873
The process of relief printing has,
among many, this very important adyan
tage oyer lthography; the printing Is
not from surface trdn$fcrS-neger per
feet and continually renewed-but di
rectly from the engraving itself. which.
being on hard me al, will not wear out.
Persons who are satisfied with the speci
mems shown, may be assured that the
copies they get will be even better. as
practice constantly improves the adjust
ment of the coors.
Since The Aldine originated the plan
of giving subscribers Chromos fr e, near
ly every paper of every Iretension has
adopted the idea, and many things called
Chromos have been extensively adver-
tised and pulled all over the country.
The well known artistic standing of The
Aidine was a guarantee 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 before US,
fully justify every expectation.
The superior facilities Of the publishers
enable them to deliver large edition Of
these Chromos to subscribers immediate-
ly, and they can keep pace with de-
mand equal to 10000 pairs per month
from January.
1t is estimated that before June 1st,
over $500, 900 im pressions will be prin-
ted on each of these Chromos, which
would give 100 900 pairs. Such an edi-
ton of .Chromos of such grade and size
Ii \ 20 inches each), is an utterly I'M
heard-of thing, and a year ago would
have caused our slower cousins across the
water to laugh at the protector as fool.
But this is not 8 country Of presidents !:
it is only asked-ls the thing possible
AMI presto American enterprise does
it