The ferrotype and how to make it - The Grian Press

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Publishers' Preface.
work. Since it has been announced, -we have received so
many orders from all parts of the continent, that we are
more than ever satisfied of the wisdom of its publication.
One word about the delay in its appearance. Our author,
Mr. Estabrooke, was not willing the book should be is-
sued until he had thoroughly worked up the subject in all
its bearings. There was a good deal of unavoidable delay
in getting the early history as complete as we desired it.
Mr. V. M. Griswold, who was preparing an account of his
invention and introduction of the Ferro-plate for this
work, was taken sick and died after a short illness, when it
was nearly completed. We regard the items he contributed
as adding greatly to the value of this work, and believe all
will rejoice that the information he possessed has been
saved. Other parties, who were able to give us interesting
incidents delayed their answers, so that it is the historical
part which has hindered us. This has given the author bet-
ter opportunities to arrange and collate his facts and in-
struction, and we are confident the value of the book is
much increased by the delay. We hope it may greatly aid
and improve the production of the beautiful and enduring
Ferrotype.
THE PUBLISHERS.