ferrotype

[ fer-uh-tahyp ]

verb (used with object)

, fer·ro·typed, fer·ro·typ·ing.

1. to put a glossy surface on (a print) by pressing, while wet, on a metal sheet ferrotypetin.

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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ferrotype¹

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

Example Sentences

In Nos. 797 and 805 will be found directions for preparing a ferrotype plate so that prints will not stick.

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

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The ferrotype plate therefore vibrates with tremendous rapidity between the core and the platinum screw.

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Now the ferrotype plate must be exactly free of the end of the core and that is all.

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More often a photograph is taken on a ferrotype plate and the outlines scratched into the plate.

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