Ferrotype definition

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

The process by which such photographs are made.

A positive photograph taken directly on a thin plate of black-enameled iron coated with a sensitized emulsion; tintype.

The process of making such photographs.

To give a glossy finish to (a photographic print) by squeezing into contact with a highly polished surface, usually chromium-plated steel, stainless steel, or plastic.