[American Handbook of the Daguerrotype by Samuel D. Humphrey]@TWC D-Link bookAmerican Handbook of the Daguerrotype CHAPTER II 76/93
Pour the whole into a large box, and it will work from two to four months.
I am now using (1849) one charged as above which has been in constant use for three months, and works uniformly well.
The above is right for half or full size boxes, but half of it would be sufficient for a quarter size box. Coat to the first shade of rose over iodine, change to a deep rosy red over quick, and black about one tenth the first. I would not now recommend the addition of "John Roach's quick," as I believe equally good results can be produced without it.
This liquid is now used by many, and is very good for taking views. Lime Water Quick .-- This mixture is more used at present than all the other liquids ever introduced.
It produced the most uniform results, giving the fine soft tone so characteristic in pictures produces from accelerators containing chlorine.
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