ferrotype

fer·ro·type  (fr-tp)

n.

1. A positive photograph made directly on an iron plate varnished with a thin sensitized film. Also called tintype.

2. The process by which such photographs are made.

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ferrotype [ˈfɛrəʊˌtaɪp]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) a photographic print produced directly in a camera by exposing a sheet of iron or tin coated with a sensitized enamel

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) the process by which such a print is produced Also called tintype

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ferrotype

1. an early photographic process in which a positive image was taken directly on a thin plate of sensitized iron or tin.
2. the picture produced by this method. Also called stannotype, tintype.

See also: Photography