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

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ferrotype

The most distinct articulate speech was obtained from an ordinary ferrotype telephone plate, secured at the edges, and one of the glass tubes you see here attached to it.

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

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

The prints treated in this way lose little of the gloss made by the ferrotype plate.

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

How to prepare a polishing solution for ferrotype plates.

From Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 by Various

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