Abney, William de Wiveleslie, Sir, 1843-1920, author · London : Piper & Carter · leaf 52
46 inches long by two broad, should be procured, and round one end should be attached, by thread or india-rubber band, a double fold of swan’s-down calico. This brush … should be dipped in the albumen, and the excess squeezed out against the beaker. The plate should then be brushed smoothly down the surface in parallel lines to within one- eighth of an inch of its edges, set up to dry on blotting- paper, and protected from dust. When dried (which it should be…
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