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

Example Sentences

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printing frame

Exposing the Tissue.—The tissue can be exposed behind the negative in an ordinary printing frame, or in special frames having no joint in the back, as no image is visible.

From Photogravure by Blaney, Henry R.

It is used for making prints by contact with a negative in the ordinary printing frame, and as the simplest means for obtaining enlarged prints from small negatives.

From Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements by Tennant, John A.

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

When the print has become dark enough, it should be removed from the printing frame and put at once in a dark place where the light cannot reach it.

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 by Elverson, James

If there is one clear break across the glass, but not through the film, place the negative in the printing frame, pushing the broken edges closely together, holding them while adjusting the sensitive paper.

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