tintype

(noun)

A mid 19th century photographic technology that created a direct positive image onto a thin piece of tin. 

Related Terms

  • ambrotype
  • cyanotype
  • camera obscura
  • calotype
  • daguerreotype
  • photoetching

Examples of tintype in the following topics:

  • Development of Photography

    • A number of chemical and physical photographic variations were made during the mid-19th century including the invention of the cyanotype, ambrotype, tintype, and negative on albumen.
    • Likewise, the tintype eclipsed the ambrotype later in the decade by replacing glass with tin, an even cheaper material, and one which dried much quicker than glass.
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