Standard Scale for Photoengravings: A Schedule of Relations in Value / The American Photoplatemakers Association

Identifier:REF.PM.0182

Dimensions:1 folded sheet ; 23 cm.

Creation dates:circa 1964

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Photoengraving, American Photoplatemakers Association

Description:Standard scale for photoengravings. Side-notes revised and adopted September 1964 by the Sixty-eighth Annual Convention of the American Photoengravers Association. Includes notes on copper halftones, zinc line etchings, and special charges. "The figures on the scale are the average ratios of units of value of photoengravings of different kinds and sizes. The side-notes list the principle terms and customs prevailing in the photoengraving industry, describe and define the various kinds of photoengravings, the different processes and operations, and indicate their average relation in value to the figures on the scale." - front matter Also includes Standard Scale for Coarse Screen Zinc Halftones & Zinc Color Plates on back. Notes sections include halftones on zinc and zinc color plates and screened zinc etchings.