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

In some such arrangement in use the printing frame containing the negative is fastened to the side of a cube sugar box in which a hole is cut.

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

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

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

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

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

In making the copy, the drawing to be copied is put in a photographic printing frame, and the negative paper laid on it, and then exposed in the usual manner.

From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle