printing frame

American  

noun

Photography.

1. a shallow, boxlike device with a glass plate on one side and an opaque, removable back, for holding a negative firmly against printing paper in contact printing.

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Etymology

Origin of printing frame

First recorded in 1870–75

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printing frame

The strips of bamboo are either nailed to the printing frame or merely fastened together by stout copper wire, the shape being exactly that of the printing frame.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various

Make a print from this waxed positive, supporting the paper while in the printing frame by a sheet of plain glass.

From Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 by Various

Fasten in the printing frame, and print in a diffused light—that is, not in the direct rays of the sun.

From Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 by Various

Mr. A. Fisch advises to discard the preliminary washing and to develop just on the removal of the proofs from the printing frame.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Peter C. Duchochois

To expose, the drawing is placed in the printing frame, face downwards, and the sensitive paper laid over it.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Peter C. Duchochois