Wood Printing Frame Question

[rmann]

I have an old wood printing frame that has a dial and counter on the back. It is a half moon shape dial with an arm that can be moved to points around the edge - it is numbered from 1 to 9. Could someone explain what you would use the numbers on the dial for?

 

[Jim Noel]

We used those when making reprints for customers. If they ordered more than one,we kept track of the number using that counter.I still have a 5x7 from my first job in a darkroom.

 

[rmann]

Thanks for clearing that up -