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Printing Frames
My antique printing frames. I use the smaller 5 x 7 inch frame with the light box for my alt process contact prints. I've used the 8 x 10 frame before for sunlight exposures on POP paper, and plan to try outdoor albumen print exposures with it.
I don't recall just when I picked these up, at some photo flea market I suppose, but they're quite old. Here are my internet findings today:
The 5 x 7 frame is stamped "G. Gennert, New York". The Gennert company was founded in 1856 and was one of the first photo supply houses in America. The company discontinued operations around 1921.
The 8 x 10 frame is stamped "Scovill Mfg Co, New York". The Scovill Company was founded in 1802 and made buttons and brass and copper hardware items. In 1839, they started the first production of silvered photo plates in the U.S. and produced photographic supplies well into the 20th century, becoming Scovill & Adams in 1889, and merging with the Anthony Co. in 1902 and becoming ANSCO in 1907.
I, at least, found this to be fascinating stuff, If you'd like more, my references were:
www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=di...
www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=di...
Printing Frames
My antique printing frames. I use the smaller 5 x 7 inch frame with the light box for my alt process contact prints. I've used the 8 x 10 frame before for sunlight exposures on POP paper, and plan to try outdoor albumen print exposures with it.
I don't recall just when I picked these up, at some photo flea market I suppose, but they're quite old. Here are my internet findings today:
The 5 x 7 frame is stamped "G. Gennert, New York". The Gennert company was founded in 1856 and was one of the first photo supply houses in America. The company discontinued operations around 1921.
The 8 x 10 frame is stamped "Scovill Mfg Co, New York". The Scovill Company was founded in 1802 and made buttons and brass and copper hardware items. In 1839, they started the first production of silvered photo plates in the U.S. and produced photographic supplies well into the 20th century, becoming Scovill & Adams in 1889, and merging with the Anthony Co. in 1902 and becoming ANSCO in 1907.
I, at least, found this to be fascinating stuff, If you'd like more, my references were:
www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=di...
www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=di...