ferrotype
fer·ro·type
noun \ˈfer-ə-ˌtīp\Definition of FERROTYPE
1
: a positive photograph made by a collodion process on a thin iron plate having a darkened surface —called also tintype
2
: the process by which a ferrotype is made
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1844
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