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

The negative is placed in a printing frame over the sensitized zinc and a print is made.

From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Hitchcock, Frederick H.

After leaving the printing frame, the plate is immersed in cold water.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various

This would result in a marked falling off of light at the corners, and would necessitate a constant motion of the printing frame throughout exposure, which is not wholly satisfactory.

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.

As a rule, it is advantageous to cover the printing frame with tissue paper, whatever be the quality of the negatives.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Duchochois, Peter C.

It will be found convenient to gum the edges slightly, and then to fix the silk on a stiff piece of paper before putting it into the printing frame.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.