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IFRY'S

ARGENTIC BROMIDE

ENLARGEMENTS

“ARE LIKE FINE ENGRAVINGS.”—British Journal of Photography.

“ARTISTIC IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE.”—Court Circular.

Enlarging and Finishing upon PAPER.

Dimensions of Paper in inches. Enlargement only. Enlargement mounted on Card. Cut Mounts extra any shape opening. Finishing in Monochrome. Beyond Enlargement Charge. Finishing in water-colours and in oils.

3rd. 2nd. 1st.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.

8½×6½, 10×8 12×7, 12×10 } 2 6 3 0 0 9 5 0 10 0 15 0 second-class Monochrome to double first-class ditto.

15 × 12 3 0 3 9 1 0 6 0 12 0 18 0

18 × 15 3 6 4 6 1 3 7 0 14 0 21 0

20 × 16 4 0 5 0 1 3 8 0 16 0 24 0

23 × 17 5 0 6 0 1 3 10 0 20 0 30 0

24 × 18 24 × 20 } 7 6 9 0 2 0 10 0 20 0 30 0

30 × 22 10 0 11 6 2 6 12 6 25 0 37 6

30 × 25 12 6 15 0 3 0 15 0 30 0 45 0

Enlarging and Finishing on OPAL.

Dimensions of Opal in inches. Enlargement only. Finishing in Mono- chrome. Beyond Enlargement Charge. Finishing in Water Colours and in Oils. ENLARGEMENTS ON CANVAS.

3rd. 2nd. 1st.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.

8½ × 6½, 4 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 10 0 to 30 0 PRICES ON APPLICATION.

10 × 8 4 6 6 0 12 0 24 0 12 0 ” 36 0

12 × 7½ 12 × 10 } 5 0 7 6 15 0 30 0 15 0 ” 45 0

15 × 12 17 × 10½ } 7 6 10 0 20 0 35 0 17 0 ” 45 0

18 × 15 15 0 14 0 25 3 7 0 20 0 ” 50 0

20 × 16 20 0 16 0 27 3 8 0 22 0 ” 70 0

24 × 18 25 0 20 0 20 0 10 0 25 0 ” 70 0

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CHEMICALS, CARD MOUNTS, &c., &c.,

FREE ON APPLICATION TO

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Works: KINGSTON-ON-THAMES. Telegraphic Address: “ENLARGEMENTS, LONDON.”

IITHE AUTOTYPE COMPANY, LONDON.

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A Pamphlet, “AUTOTYPE: A Decorative and Educational Art.” Four Illustrations—Description of Autotype—Suggestions for Pictures and Framing, &c. Free by Post.

AUTOTYPE BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Autotype Company offer their services to Authors and Publishers to produce by the Autotype Process, Book Illustrations of the highest excellence of any subjects capable of being photographed.

Among the WORK RECENTLY DONE may be cited Wyon’s “Great Seals of England;” Dr. Crookshank’s “Micro-Photographs of Bacteria;” “Famous Monuments of Central India,” for Sir Lepel Griffin, K.C.S.I.; “Facsimiles of Early Italian Engravings,” for the Trustees of the British Museum; “The Palæographical Society’s Fasciculus for 1888;” “Illustrations for the Journal of the Hellenic Society,” Lindt’s “New Guinea,” &c., &c.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

Idylls of the Norfolk Broads.

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Prints on Plate Paper £1 1s. 0d.

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Old Paris.

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THE AUTOTYPE COMPANY,

74, NEW OXFORD STREET, LONDON, W.C.

IIIMORGAN & KIDD,

INVENTORS OF THE

ARGENTIC-GELATINO-BROMIDE PROCESS

The Standard Method of Producing Permanent Enlargements

and Contact Prints.

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POSITIVE PAPER.—For Enlarging and Printing direct

from the Negative.

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8 × 5 1/9 15½×12½ 7/- 4/- 30x23 24/6 12/6

8½ × 6½ 2/3 18 ×15 9/6 5/3 30×25 26/6 14/-

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NOTE.—The Argentic-Gelatino-Bromide Papers are sent post free. SAMPLE SHEET, 23 × 17½, 1s. 6d.

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By MORGAN & KIDD,

From good small Negatives, are full of Delicacy and Vigour,

AND

Equal to a Fine Engraving.

ARTISTIC, PERMANENT & INEXPENSIVE.

An Enlargement from a good Negative is A PICTURE AND A WORK OF ART, and is far better than a mere Photo-scrap.

Send for full Price List post free on application.

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The attention of Photographers is called to this beautiful process, now fully introduced. Some of the advantages are here enumerated:—

1st.—High artistic rendering both of high lights and shadows.

2nd.—Prints either vigorous or soft, either cold or warm in colour, well in command of operator.

3rd.—Prints dry up with less loss of effect than in any other process.

4th.—Short exposure required, being less than in the Hot Bath Process.

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IMPROVED.

No. 3 for Portraits 6½×4¾ £17 10 0

” 3A ” 8½×6½ 26 15 0

” 4 ” 10×8 38 0 0

” 5 ” 18×16 42 10 0

” 6 ” 22×18 54 0 0

RAPID “CABINET.”

No. 1 for Cabinets, 14 ft. distance £13 0 0

” 2 ” 18 ” ” 17 10 0

” 3 ” 20 ” ” 19 10 0

QUICK-ACTING C.D.V.

No. 1 for Cards, 14 ft. distance £5 15 0

” 2 ” 16 ” ” 6 10 0

” 3 ” 19 ” ” 11 10 0

UNIVERSAL.

For Portraits, Groups, &c.

View Group Back

No. Size. Size. Focus. Price.

1 8½×6½ 7¼×4½ 8½ in. 7 10 0

2 10×8 8½×6½ 10¾ ” 9 0 0

3 12×10 10×8 13½ ” 12 10 0

4 15×12 12×10 16½ ” 16 10 0

5 18×16 15×12 20 ” 25 0 0

6 22×18 18×16 24 ” 45 0 0

7 25×21 22×18 30 ” 55 0 0

VIEW LENSES.

SYMMETRICAL.[A]

For Landscapes and Architecture.

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” 2 4×3 5×4 7¼×4½ 4 ” 3 5

” 3 5×4 7¼×4½ 8×5 5 ” 3 10

” 4 7¼×4½ 8×5 8½×6½ 6 ” 4 0

” 5 8×5 8½×6½ 9×7 7 ” 5 0

” 6 8½×6½ 9x7 10×8 8 ” 6 0

” 7 9×7 10×8 12×10 9 ” 7 0

” 8 10×8 12×10 13×11 10 ” 8 0

” 9 12×10 13×11 15×12 12 ” 9 0

” 10 13×11 15×12 18×16 15 ” 10 0

” 11 15×12 18×16 22×18 18 ” 12 0

” 12 18×16 22×20 25×21 21 ” 15 0

RAPID SYMMETRICALS.[A]

For Groups, Views, Interiors, and Copying.

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Size of Size of Equivalent

View. Group. Focus. Price.

4×3 Stereo. 4½ in. £4 0 0

5×4 4×3 6 ” 4 5 0

6×5 5×4 7½ ” 5 5 0

8×5 7¼×4½ 9 ” 5 15 0

8½×6½ 8×5 10½ ” 6 10 0

9×7 8½×6½ 12 ” 7 10 0

10×8 8½×6½ 14 ” 8 10 0

12×10 10×8 16 ” 10 10 0

13×11 11×9 18 ” 11 10 0

15×12 13×11 20 ” 14 10 0

18×16 15×12 24 ” 18 10 0

22×18 18×16 30 ” 25 0 0

25×22 22×18 34 ” 30 0 0

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