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ferrotype
[ fer-uh-tahyp ]
verb (used with object)
- to put a glossy surface on (a print) by pressing, while wet, on a metal sheet ´Ú±ð°ù۴dzٲâ±è±ðt¾±²Ô.
noun
- Also called tintype. a positive photograph made on a sensitized sheet of enameled iron or tin.
- the process of making such photographs.
ferrotype
/ ˈ´ÚÉ›°ùəʊˌ³Ù²¹Éª±è /
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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ferrotype1
Example Sentences
He then prints the shots and transfers them to a type of photographic plate known as ferrotype, popular in the late 1800s, resulting in these otherwordly beasts.
You can find out more and watch a video of the ferrotype process on the blog of the National Media Museum.
The ferrotype process was established around the same time the site on which Dreamland stands became an entertainment venue in the 1860s, with the first amusement rides arriving 20 or so years later.
The ferrotype process is quick, at least in comparison to other processes of that time, and was a favourite of while-you-wait photographers of the 19th Century.
The tintype is only another name for the ferrotype or melainotype, which is a collodion positive picture taken on a piece of tin or iron, coated with black japan on the front, and a varnish on the back, to prevent the metal from acting on the bath.
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