Relationships Related Term:  wet collodion Synonym:  energiatype tintype n. ~ 1. A direct-positive photograph made using the wet-collodion process, using a base of iron coated with black varnish; a ti [..]

See: tintype.

a tintype photograph held in a brass frame or disk, sometimes with a cloth covered rim.  If  photos are placed on both front and back surfaces, the rim is usually holed so a small ribbon can  affix th [..]

this term is used to describe a particular type of campaign item used mostly in the 1860’s and 1870’s.  The item consists of a photo on tin encased or attached to a brass shell.  In some cases, a ferr [..]

an early photographic process in which the image is made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film