A tintype (also known as a ferrotype) is a photograph made on a thin piece of metal. One side of the metal is coated black to create contrast. This is the side the photograph is taken on. These are one of a kind artifacts because there is no negative, so no way to make duplicates. The image “struck” on the metal is a reverse image.
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![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_glossy,ret_img,w_1235,h_1275/https://tjeffers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Melissa-1235x1275.jpeg)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_glossy,ret_img,w_1075,h_1275/https://tjeffers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tintype-Timothy-1_edited-1-1075x1275.jpeg)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_glossy,ret_img,w_1684,h_1275/https://tjeffers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/lamp-and-books-tintype-1-1684x1275.jpeg)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_glossy,ret_img/https://tjeffers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tim.jpeg)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_glossy,ret_img,w_889,h_1275/https://tjeffers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tintype-Timothy-889x1275.jpeg)
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_glossy,ret_img,w_845,h_1275/https://tjeffers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tintype-Crystal-ball-845x1275.jpeg)