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2. Stereotype (printing) - Wikipedia

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   A stereotype mold ("flong") being made Stereotype casting room of the Seattle Daily Times, c. 1900. In printing, a stereotype, [note 1] stereoplate or simply a stereo, is a solid plate of type metal, cast from a papier-mâché or plaster mould taken from the surface of a forme of type.

3. Photo print sizes - Wikipedia

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   The alternative Super series, denoted SnR, nR Plus or nR+, has an aspect ratio of 3∶2 (or as close as possible) and thus provides a better fit for standard 135 film (35 mm) at sizes of 8 inches or above. 5R is twice the size of a 2R print, 6R twice the size of a 4R print and S8R twice the size of 6R. 4D/6D is a newer size for most consumer ...

4. Chase (printing) - Wikipedia

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   The black frame surrounding it is the "chase"; the pieces of wood are the "furniture", and the two objects each on the bottom and left side are the "quoins". A chase is a heavy steel frame used to hold type in a letterpress. [1] Most of the space in the chase not occupied with type is filled with blocks of wood called furniture.

5. Picture frame - Wikipedia

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   View of a frame-maker's workshop, oil on canvas, circa 1900 The elaborate decoration on this frame may be made by adhering molded plaster pieces to the wood base.. A picture frame is a container that borders the perimeter of a picture, and is used for the protection, display, and visual appreciation of objects and imagery such as photographs, canvas paintings, drawings and prints, posters ...

6. Large format - Wikipedia

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   The most common large format is 4×5 inches (10.2x12.7 cm), which was the size used by cameras like the Graflex Speed Graphic and Crown Graphic, among others. Less common formats include quarter-plate (3.25x4.25 inches (8.3x10.8 cm)), 5×7 inches (12.7x17.8 cm), and 8×10 inches (20×25 cm); the size of many old 1920s Kodak cameras (various versions of Kodak 1, 2, and 3 and Master View cameras ...

7. Quoin (printing) - Wikipedia

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   The black frame surrounding it is the "chase", and the two objects each on the bottom and left side are the "quoins". A quoin is a device used to lock printing type in a chase in letterpress printing. [1] Quoins are pairs of wedges, facing opposite directions. A wrench or quoin key forces them together. [2]

8. Paper size - Wikipedia

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   If one accepts some trimming, the size is indeed one quarter of the old Imperial paper size known as Demy, 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 22 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (444 mm × 572 mm). [29] Manufacturers of computer printers, however, recognize inch-based Quarto as 10 + 5 ⁄ 6 or 10.83 in (275 mm) long.

9. 120 film - Wikipedia

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   Frame number markings for three standard image formats (6×4.5, 6×6, and 6×9 [4:3, 1:1, and 2:3 aspect ratios]; see below) are printed on the backing paper. The 220 format was introduced in 1965 and is the same width as 120 film, but with about double the length of film and thus twice the number of possible exposures per roll.