ferrotype

[ fer-uh-tahyp ]

/ ˈfɛr əˌtaɪp /

Photography

verb (used with object), fer·ro·typed, fer·ro·typ·ing.

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

noun

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

the process of making such photographs.

Words nearby ferrotype

ferronickel, ferroprotein, ferrosilicon, ferrotitanium, ferrotungsten, ferrotype, ferrous, ferrous oxide, ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulfide, ferrous sulphate

Origin of ferrotype

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

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Examples from the Web for 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.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884|Various
I put one on a piece of ferrotype plate, and that gave really the best result I ever got.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884|Various
Aristo prints can be mounted direct from the ferrotype plate or the ground-glass to which they have been squeegeed to dry.
Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895|Various
More often a photograph is taken on a ferrotype plate and the outlines scratched into the plate.
What Philately Teaches|John N. Luff

Now the ferrotype plate must be exactly free of the end of the core and that is all.
How to Make Electrical Machines|R. A. R. Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for ferrotype

ferrotype

/ (ˈfɛrəʊˌtaɪp) /

noun

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

the process by which such a print is produced

Systematic name: tintype

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