American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype
by S. D. Humphrey
American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype
Giving The Most Approved And Convenient Methods For Preparing The Chemicals, And The Combinations Used In The Art.
Containing The Daguerreotype, Electrotype, And Various Other Processes Employed In Takingheliographic Impressions.
By S. D. Humphrey
Fifth Edition
New York: Published By S. D. Humphrey 37 Lispenard Street 1858
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by S. D. Humphrey, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
To J. Gurney, Whose Professional Skill, Scientific Accuracy, And Energetic Perseverance, Have Won For Him Universal Esteem, This Work Is Most Respectfully Inscribed.
Part I: Preface
01. Preface- Daguerreotype: 01. Preface
Part II: Chapter I
- 02. Polishing the Daguerreotype Plate.
- Daguerreotype: 02. Polishing the Daguerreotype Plate.
- 03. Buffing the Plate.
- Daguerreotype: 03. Buffing the Plate.
- 04. Coating the Plate.
- Daguerreotype: 04. Coating the Plate.
- 05. Exposure of the plate in the Camera, and Position.
- Daguerreotype: 05. Exposure of the plate in the Camera, and Position.
- 06. Developing the Daguerreotype.
- Daguerreotype: 06. Developing the Daguerreotype.
- 07. Removing the Coating.
- Daguerreotype: 07. Removing the Coating.
- 08. Gilding, or Fixing the Image.
- Daguerreotype: 08. Gilding, or Fixing the Image.
- 09. Coloring Daguerreotypes.
- Daguerreotype: 09. Coloring Daguerreotypes.
Part III: Chapter II
- 10. To Color Backgrounds
- Daguerreotype: 10. To Color Backgrounds
- 11. Transparent Or Invisible Background
- Daguerreotype: 11. Transparent Or Invisible Background
- 12. Gilding Dissolvent
- Daguerreotype: 12. Gilding Dissolvent
- 13. Solution for Removing Specks
- Daguerreotype: 13. Solution for Removing Specks
- 14. To Redeem, a Solarized Impression
- Daguerreotype: 14. To Redeem, a Solarized Impression
- 15. To Purify Water
- Daguerreotype: 15. To Purify Water
- 16. Cleaning Mercury
- Daguerreotype: 16. Cleaning Mercury
- 17. Adhesive Paper
- Daguerreotype: 17. Adhesive Paper
- 18. Black Stain for Apparatus
- Daguerreotype: 18. Black Stain for Apparatus
- 19. Sealing Wax for Bottles
- Daguerreotype: 19. Sealing Wax for Bottles
- 20. Rouge
- Daguerreotype: 20. Rouge
- 21. Why Rouge is to be preferred
- Daguerreotype: 21. Why Rouge is to be preferred
- 22. Rotten Stone
- Daguerreotype: 22. Rotten Stone
- 23. Potassa Solution
- Daguerreotype: 23. Potassa Solution
- 24. A Substitute for the Hyposulphite Solution.
- Daguerreotype: 24. A Substitute for the Hyposulphite Solution.
- 25. Gilding Solution
- Daguerreotype: 25. Gilding Solution
- 26. Solution, for Increasing the Brilliancy of the Daguerreotype
- Daguerreotype: 26. Solution, for Increasing the Brilliancy of the Daguerreotype
- 27. Bleaching Solution
- Daguerreotype: 27. Bleaching Solution
- 28. Electro, or Cold Gilding
- Daguerreotype: 28. Electro, or Cold Gilding
- 29. Agent for Neutralizing Bromine, Chlorine, and Iodine Vapors.
- Daguerreotype: 29. Agent for Neutralizing Bromine, Chlorine, and Iodine Vapors.
- 30. Buff Dryer
- Daguerreotype: 30. Buff Dryer
- 31. Keeping Buffs in Order
- Daguerreotype: 31. Keeping Buffs in Order
- 32. Preparing Buffs
- Daguerreotype: 32. Preparing Buffs
- 33. To Clean Buckskins
- Daguerreotype: 33. To Clean Buckskins
- 34. Reflectors for Taking Views
- Daguerreotype: 34. Reflectors for Taking Views
Part IV: Chapter III
- 35. Bromine.
- Daguerreotype: 35. Bromine.
- 36. Iodine
- Daguerreotype: 36. Iodine
- 37. Chlorine
- Daguerreotype: 37. Chlorine
- 38. Cyanide Of Potassium
- Daguerreotype: 38. Cyanide Of Potassium
- 39. Hyposulphite Of Soda
- Daguerreotype: 39. Hyposulphite Of Soda
- 40. Hyposulphite of Gold
- Daguerreotype: 40. Hyposulphite of Gold
- 41. Nitric Acid
- Daguerreotype: 41. Nitric Acid
- 42. Nitro-Muriatic Acid
- Daguerreotype: 42. Nitro-Muriatic Acid
- 43. Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid).
- Daguerreotype: 43. Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid).
- 44. Sulphuric Acid.
- Daguerreotype: 44. Sulphuric Acid.
- 45. Accelerating Substances
- Daguerreotype: 45. Accelerating Substances
- 46. Dry Sensitives
- Daguerreotype: 46. Dry Sensitives
Part V: Chapter IV
- 47. Chapter IV
- Daguerreotype: 47. Chapter IV
Part VI: Chapter V
- 48. Chapter V
- Daguerreotype: 48. Chapter V
- 49. Instantaneous Process For Procuring Daguerreotypes
- Daguerreotype: 49. Instantaneous Process For Procuring Daguerreotypes
- 50. Galvanizing The Daguerreotype Plate
- Daguerreotype: 50. Galvanizing The Daguerreotype Plate
- 51. Silvering Solution.
- Daguerreotype: 51. Silvering Solution.
- 52. Daguerreotypes Without Mercury
- Daguerreotype: 52. Daguerreotypes Without Mercury
- 53. Management Of Chemicals
- Daguerreotype: 53. Management Of Chemicals
- 54. Hints And Cautions
- Daguerreotype: 54. Hints And Cautions
- 55. Electrotyping
- Daguerreotype: 55. Electrotyping
- 56. Crayon Daguerreotypes
- Daguerreotype: 56. Crayon Daguerreotypes
- 57. Illuminated Daguerreotypes.
- Daguerreotype: 57. Illuminated Daguerreotypes.
- 58. Natural Colors In Heliography
- Daguerreotype: 58. Natural Colors In Heliography
- 59. Multiplying Daguerreotypes On One Plate
- Daguerreotype: 59. Multiplying Daguerreotypes On One Plate
- 60. Deposit In Gilding
- Daguerreotype: 60. Deposit In Gilding
- 61. Practical Hints On The Daguerreotype
- Daguerreotype: 61. Practical Hints On The Daguerreotype
- 62. Choice Of Plates, etc.
- Daguerreotype: 62. Choice Of Plates, etc.
Part VII: Chapter VI
- 63. Chapter VI
- Daguerreotype: 63. Chapter VI
- 64. Humphrey'S Journal Of The Daguerreotype & Photographic Arts
- Daguerreotype: 64. Humphrey'S Journal Of The Daguerreotype & Photographic Arts
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