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

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, B, 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.

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

Aristo prints can be mounted direct from the ferrotype plate or the ground-glass to which they have been squeegeed to dry.

From Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 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