The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-04
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The New and Instantaae oas Process IL
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Photography.
improvement In = greater or lesser degree
Is constantly going on in all branches Its
probable that In few other branches, compar.
alyely speaking, has the improvement taken
such long Stridesas in the art Of photography
during the past I've yean Discoveries have
been and are being constantly made, and one
ofthese big discoveries has recently been per.
tected in this city. Articles have appeared
IMPRINT describing the Gelatine.Brown Dry
Plates and the wonders that would 10 acliiey.
ed in the way Of making lightning photo.
graphs, could they be properly perfected.
The subject was recently discussed at the
New York meeting Of photographers, in
which Mr. MyleS, Of this city, took part On
his return to ibis city lie went 10 worE and
hearing that he had attained his object a re.
porter recently made Il his business 10 cali
upon Mr., Myles, tue South Wheeling photo.
grapher, and elicit FROM hIgt the full inlor.
nation concerning bis tightening pictures.
On entering tie studio Mr.. Myles was found
engaged In making sitting. Although II was
four O'Clock and the Light extremely weak,
the day being cloudy, We saw by reference 10
our tiuie piece that the beet sat only eight
seconds. On inquiry 1t was ascertained thai
by the old way Of working the time would
have been eighty seconds. Stepping into tile
laboratory the writer was surprised to see the
absence Of yellow glass In the windows
familiar aud indispensable color In the dark
room Of all galleries; as . substitute was
found the brilliant rays Of pure ruby beam.
Ing upon u.s. The reason for 10 great d change
was found to be that the dry plates were
very sensitive 20 much 80 that even the yell
low light acted upon them.
Perchlng ourselves In comfortable po-
sition and trying TO take In, In one sweeping
look, the almost numberless articles which
were scattered permiscuously about, the like
OF which can only be found IN tic ehemist,S
room, we expressed our desire to get the de.
tails OF the manner In which the Dry Plates
were manufactured.
"You see, said Mr.. MyleS, "by the use Of
the ruby lightall actinl0 rays aro excluded,
and by this light alone can We manipulate /;
liowas everything Is in readiness, we take a
solution Of the very finest quality OF CELIA
tine, to which Is added certain quantity OF
Bromide at temperature Of 1902; nitrate
OF silver at the same temperature is then
added. This solution Is now kept cOntinu-
ously, for at least three days, at heat Of $50
or 400 centigrade, afterwards allowed 10 cool;
then well washed In distilled water, dissolved
and filtered, and It Is now ready 10 be used
as a coating for the plates OH which the I'M
age Is 10 be photographed. After being coat
ed, the plates are placed on perfectly level
marble slab, aud permitted TO settle Then
they are arranged on shelves In what is
called the drying box, through which cur
rent Of dry air passes; when thoroughly dry
the plates are ready for use"
II Nha 1t T..
plates Mr.. Myles has o special room conve-
niently fitted up, so that the plates can be
manufactured In quantities.
Mr.. Myies, speaking OF tho results Of his
experience IN the manufacture OF dry plates,
says that he has succeeded beyond his fond.
est expectations; thatwhen the above manip.
ulalion is neatly performed by the combining
OF the chemicals In accordance with their
equivalent proportions We have reached a
power In photography not heretofore attained
or thought possible. With quantity and
quality of light 1t may be termed, and Justly
too, 'sIhe Instantaneous Process"
During tie dark and gloomy days we have
had lately, when 1t was next TO impossible 10
catch CLEAN Of old Sol, and drizzling rain
fell continually, have made sittings, the
effects OF which were more than satisfactory,
In three TO twelve seconds. With the charm.
ing light OF a summer day shall be able to
leave my subjects off with the easy task OF
sitting from one to four seconds; aud II need
be, shall intrOducean electric battery, make
an attachment to the shutter OF the lens and
cause thrill Of happiness to pass over my
nervous subjects by catching their images
without their knowing 1t. lii an excellent
thing in making pictures Of children"
AS these are the first dry plates manuiac.
tured in this citywe congratulate our friend
Myles on his great success, and the strong
will he evinces in hisendeayos to elevate and
make perfect his art.