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

Example Sentences

If the prints are trimmed before toning, they can be pasted before removing from the ferrotype, and thus most of the gloss made by the plate will be retained.

From Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 by Various

The diaphragm C, which is the essential part of the instrument, should be made as carefully as possible from ferrotype tin, commonly called tintype tin.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

When glossy prints are dried in contact with a ferrotype plate the surfaces are highly polished, and this gives the prints more brilliancy.

From Making Your Camera Pay by Davis, Frederick C.

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