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fer·ro·type | \ ˈfer-ə-ˌtīp 
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\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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The first known use of ferrotype was in 1843
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