Twenty-four hours later the engraving of the block is completed, and it is handed over to the printers, who are already clamouring for it to be put in their formes-for there is no time to Electrotype it, nor of course to stereotype the pages.
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann
Let the slate receive a heavy or thick coating by the Electrotype, then polish, coat, expose in the usual manner, and the result will be a flat, ashy, indistinct impression; when, on the other hand, the thin coating will produce a bright, clear and distinct image, with all the details delineated.
"American Handbook of the Daguerrotype"
Samuel D. Humphrey
In this point, many who have tried the Electrotype process have failed, attributing their ill success to other than the proper cause.
"American Handbook of the Daguerrotype"
Samuel D. Humphrey