The ferrotype and how to make it - The Grian Press

22 THE FERROTYPE.
where as being in harmony with the purposes of
this book.
As it is the intention of the writer that the be-
ginner shall find in these pages every thing that
may be useful for him to know, in order that he
may produce good work, we shall proceed to a
careful description of the pr(5cesses and manipu-
lations pertaining to the Ferrotype in the next
chapter.
CHAPTER II.
THE FERROTYPE.
From the time of the introduction of the col-
lodion process and photography on glass by
Messrs. Archer and Home of England, no one
invention or discovery has given a greater impetus
to the art, than the introduction of the Me-
lanotype or Ferrotype plate in the years 1856-57,
The Ambrotype, which at that time held the
field, was not calculated for a very extended use-
fulness, from the heavy, brittle nature of the
substance (glass) on which it was made. In
fact, Ambrotypes were only suitable for cases and
small frames, not at all for many of the pur-
poses that make the chief demand of the Ferro-
type.
The brittle character of glass, also unfitted it