Alphonse Poitevin

Invention of the process

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The light sensitivity of bichromates : In 1797, the chemist Vauquelin, who had just discovered chromium in studying various combinations, found that some of the oxygenated compounds in […]

Imprimerie phototypie

Collotype

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Called also photocollographie, héliotypie, albertypie, in German lichtdrûck (printing by the light), in french Phototypie, collotype is a process of high-quality printing, at the fat ink by means of […]

Dépolissage des dalles de verre

Frosting

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Whatever is your choice, never to leave lively the superior edges of glass, to protect rollers. The superior surface of glass, the one who has […]

Nettoyage de la vieille gélatine

Cleaning plates

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Cleaning former coat Glass used as printing matrix for collotype having the advantage to be able to be almost reused infinitely (until accidental break), it […]

Chiffon micro-fibres

Degreasing plates

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Cleaning of the plate with ammonia before the first adhesive coat :  In prerequisites, glass plates will have been cleared of the coat of gelatin […]

Étendage de couche adhésive (sous-couche)

Adhesive coat

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Preparation of the adhesive coat (between glass and sensitive coat): prepare the aqueous mixture by adding a junior solution of silicate of soda or potassium […]

gélatine bichromatée

Bichromated gelatin

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SECOND COAT – DICHROMATED GELATIN (coat sensitive to U.V.) Quantity of preparation (in cubic centimeters by square decimeter cc / Dm2) : whatever is the […]

Filtrage de la gélatine bichromatée

Photosensitive gelatin

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The wet gelatin is a compound very sensitive to the temperature. It liquefies in 86 ° F approximately, where from the difficulties maintaining a resistant, […]