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This section is from the American
Hand Book of the Daguerreotype, by Samuel
D. Humphrey. Published S. D. Humphrey, 37 Lispenard Street 1858.
17. Adhesive Paper
Take gum arabic, four ounces, put it
in a wide-mouthed bottle and pour on water about one-third
above the gum. Add half ounce of isinglass, or fish glue,
and a small piece of loaf sugar. Let all dissolve, and spread
over French letter paper, with a brush or piece of sponge.
If once spreading is not enough, perform the same operation
a second time.
 
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