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STEAM JN ART.i ______Another Wonderful Improveneot In l*ho-tography.Bradley lt;k Rulofson, the popular photographers, who ; have always stood at the head of their profession in America, and are noted for their many skillful adaptations of mechanical appliances to heighten the beautitul effect of their art, have just completed a valuable instrument called the “Elite Press,” which greatly lm-Druves the finishing of photographs. The apparatus , consists of a pair of highly polished steel steam-heated rollers. 26 inches long and 4J Inches in diameter, combined with a 8-inch steam chamber, which is supplied by a pretty little steam generator close at hand. By passing the freshly mounted photograph between the ro.lers under great pressure, all objectionable coarseness is removed from the face of the paper, andAN EXQUISITE POLISHImparted to the albumen surface of the picture, givingit h perfectly smooth and brilliant finish, and furnishinga transparency of shadow, e'eamess of high-light*.beauty of tona, and fullness of lines, never before realized on paper. None of the unpleasant lustre for which the old daguerreotype was distinguished is left by this process, but beauty and durability of Impression are added to the portrait, the albumen on which the picture is formed being coagulated bv the heat.and pres-ure lt;f the rollers. Mr. Rulofson'* fertile brain has contributed materially to toe value of the instrument by providing for a slight enlargement at either end of the under roller, so that, being prevented from pressing together, the polished surfaces are never marred by coming into contact. Xu thus ingeniouslyUTILIZING STEAM POWER,By which the world may be said to move,in the interest of photography, Messrs. Bradley «fc Rulofson may be said to have successfnlly embodied a new and beau til'., 1 idea. Never before in the production of likenesses lias this great motive pow er been employed: but now it is introduced to give a hitherto unattainable pert* ctlon to the creations of art. In Older that the purpose ot the invention may he conserved in every respect, small conductors are attached to the apparatus, through which steam Is passed to a chest, three feet square, having a thick iron cover, which serves as a drying table; so that every particle of moisture being removed from the photographs, the surest guarantee of their durability is furnished. As. however, this enterprising firm w ish to consult ideas of economy, as well as those which reter to the beauty and permanency of their art. the steam is again conducted from the drying table to a small condenser, where it is converted into pure distilled water which is alone suitable for the numerousDELICATE CHEMICAL PKOCESSFSNecessary in an establishment weere photography i« conducted in 1 s greatest perfection. The •* Elite Tress,” therefore, forms the most complete, useful, and economical apparatus ever employed by photogrsphera. and being secured lo Bradley .t Kulofson by letters patent, the public will be pleased to know that they are disposed to offer it at very liberal terms to their lellow-craftsmen. That the instrument will rapidly become re garded as indispensable in the photographic art may be sa'elv predicted, tor so great is the superiority of the pictures which pass through it over those furnished by every o'her known process, that no person mice see ng the wonderfully improved effect w ill voluntarily order pt rtrnits from any establishment that is not supplied with tfil'* new method ol rendering portrait* more oeau-titui and enduring.
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Shasta Weekly Shasta Courier
Shasta, California, US
Sat, Mar 29, 1873
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