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WELLINGTON B.B. paper is manufactured in the follow-
ing grades :
SEMI-MATT THIN and THICK.
TONED MATT THIN and THICK.
WHITE MATT THIN and THICK.
'XTRA SMOOTH THIN and THICK.
BUFF THICK ONLY.
B.B. SEMI-MATT possesses a particularly delicate surface,
which is best described as being semi-matt without being semi-
glossy. This grade retains when dry all the richness of the wet
print and is of special value for small work and for the rendering
of fine detail.
B.B. TONED MATT might almost as appropriately be termed
B.B. Cream Matt, but the cream tint is so delicate as to be usually
imperceptible except by reason of its general effect on the image.
There is no doubt that the cream toned base upon which this
paper is coated greatly enhances its artistic value, and with a
suitable subject the effect of the warm black image on the cream
ground is strongly suggestive of a fine engraving. The " Thick "
grade is well adapted to the making of prints and enlargements
with wide margins.
B.B. WHITE MATT differs from the Toned Matt grade in
that the paper is coated on a pure white base. The term " white "
as applied to paper being capable of rather wide application it is
as well to explain here that the base of B.B. White Matt is free
from any suggestion either of blue or cream, and in texture is
similar to fine, smooth, drawing paper.
B.B. White Matt is a paper which can hardly fail to appeal to
the professional photographer who requires a white paper for
" sketch " portraits and vignettes. With the Thick grade mounting
may be dispensed with, the prints being enclosed in a folder and
plate-marked or not as fancy may dictate.
B.B. 'XTRA SMOOTH is similar in most respects to the
White Matt grade, but possesses a perfectly smooth grainless sur-
face. It is especially suitable for portraits of children and ladies.
B.B. BUFF is coated on a base very much deeper in tone
than that of the Toned Matt grade. On this grade landscapes
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