te Transf

ng the Engraved Plate-Cleaning-off and Pol

so far as we can judge, very likely to be superseded in the near future. It is still regarded as a nec

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press (Fig. 3) is of an exceedingly simple character. Its primary purpose

ble of the press and in contact with the paper, and passed through between two iron cylinders. These cylinders are so adjusted as to

he following are the only requisite

s. Likewise, an iron plate with a gas jet underneath (Fig. 4), a square of printer's blanket, and a damp bo

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recipe given in Chap. III., but unless a fairly large quantity

re for its successful execution. The conditions under which lithographic transfers are made from a copperplate e

ed. The transfer ink is then forced into the engraved parts until every line is f

mpression would suffer in consequence, and, though to all appearance perfect on the paper, it would be weak and ineffective when applied to the lithographic stone. Such an error of judgment is not at all unusual

st be tightly folded into the form of a pad and kept free from creases. After final cleansing and polishing with whiting the plate is ready for an impression. The transfer paper requires damping until it is quite limp, when it is brought into contact with the inked plate and subjected to a very heavy pressure. Th

tions of copperplate transfer ink which may

e of a copperplate press, assuming, of course, that a sufficiently heavy and uniform pressu