Practical guide to photographic & photo-mechanical printing (1892)
Burton, W. K. (William Kinnimond), author · London W. : Marion and Co., 22 and 23, Soho Square · leaf 138
SILVER PRINTING 114 The following developer may be taken as one which will give good results with almost any brand of paper : — Saturated solution of ferrous sulphate . 1 ounce Saturated solution of oxalate of potash . 4 ounces Water ...... ^ 5) Citric acid . . . . . 50 grains The paper (exposed)… … being taken to remove any air bubbles which may adhere to the surface. It is then placed (film side upwards) on the bottom of a white dish, and the developer is poured over it. The image will quickly appear and must be closely watched, for it must be borne in mind that there is no reduction of…
