Does anyone know how this was made?
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Look up Kodak projection scale I think
That’s what it is! Thanks!
I think Delta 1 is still making them?
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I could have a great collection of those prints, If I so desired 
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They make great test print for later toning though.
Our Darkroom Group have one such scale for each of the ~8 enlargers in the darkroom. Their vintages vary greatly.
They are particularly useful for those of us who either have temporary darkrooms, or work in other people's darkrooms. They speed the "getting dialed in" process.
I think this internet image is from one even older than my oldest one!
.They make great test print for later toning though.
Our Darkroom Group have one such scale for each of the ~8 enlargers in the darkroom. Their vintages vary greatly.
They are particularly useful for those of us who either have temporary darkrooms, or work in other people's darkrooms. They speed the "getting dialed in" process.
I think this internet image is from one even older than my oldest one!
Yes, the idea was to place the scale ont your paper before enlarging the negative into a representative area,process and see which of the wedges look best. The result would give you an idea of which time would give you the best print. worked so-so doing a teststrip in 1/3 f/stop increments worksbetter.
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They are fairly similar to a step wedge, and in a pinch can sort of substitute for one.
Yes, but pinches hurt. Is look one of those exposure aids on eBay.
Projection Print Scale, as said above, Kodak made them and Delta still does: https://www.freestylephoto.com/41621-Delta-Projection-Print-Scale
Dang they've gotten expensive, $18 ? I think the Delta one used to be 8-10 bucks. Anyway, it's a test strip maker. It has two nice features: it's a bit easier than a manual test strip, and it puts pie wedges over the center. So if you have a central subject /region of interest like a face portrait, all of your wedges include some of the face, versus a test strip where the beginning and end can be off the main subject. If you want to make The Fine Print they may be a bit crude, but to get a decent exposure quickly they can be helpful.
Dang they've gotten expensive, $18 ? I think the Delta one used to be 8-10 bucks. Anyway, it's a test strip maker. It has two nice features: it's a bit easier than a manual test strip, and it puts pie wedges over the center. So if you have a central subject /region of interest like a face portrait, all of your wedges include some of the face, versus a test strip where the beginning and end can be off the main subject. If you want to make The Fine Print they may be a bit crude, but to get a decent exposure quickly they can be helpful.
It is quite an amazing tool in the darkroom. Jobo also made those, and you can still find them on ebay.
It's a Projection print Scale, made first by Kodak and now by Delta. It's not a useless tool but continued use can make it a bit of a "crutch". I used to loan mine out to absolute beginners when they first get started.
As to how it was/is made, early ones were contact printed from a "master" later ones might be litho printed.
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