ferrotype
/ˈfɛrəˌtaɪp/
noun
- A type of photograph made on a thin iron plate coated with a light-sensitive material, popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Collectors often pay high prices for well-preserved ferrotypes from the 1800s.
- The antique shop had a ferrotype of a Civil War soldier in a brass frame.
- She learned how to make a ferrotype using a vintage camera and iron plates.
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