ferrotype

American  

[fer-uh-tahyp] / ˈfɛr əˌtaɪp /

verb (used with object)

ferrotyped, ferrotyping

1. to put a glossy surface on (a print) by pressing, while wet, on a metal sheet ferrotypetin.

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noun

1. Also called tintype. a positive photograph made on a sensitized sheet of enameled iron or tin.

2. the process of making such photographs.

ferrotype British  

/ ˈfɛrəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. a photographic print produced directly in a camera by exposing a sheet of iron or tin coated with a sensitized enamel

2. the process by which such a print is produced

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Etymology

Origin of ferrotype

First recorded in 1835–45; ferro- + -type

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Example Sentences

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ferrotype

I tried putting in a large number of these tubes, all in quantity, on the bottom of a ferrotype plate, but with no advantage.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various

It is commonly known under the names of “blue print process,” “negative ferrotype process” and “ferro-prussiate process.”

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Peter C. Duchochois

Tone them, and squeegee them to the ferrotype plate.

From Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 by Various

When they are thoroughly dry apply paste to the back of the print before removing it from the ferrotype.

From Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 by Various

I put one on a piece of ferrotype plate, and that gave really the best result I ever got.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various

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