albertype

noun

al·​ber·​type

variants or Albertype

ˈal-bər(t)-ˌtīp

plural albertypes or Albertypes

: collotype

High-quality, hand-colored, sepia-toned postcards published from the 1920s to the 1940s are known as Albertype cards.

—Dorothy W. Patterson & Janet M. DeVries, Delray Beach, 2008

Word History

Etymology

partial translation of German albertypie, alberttypie, from Joseph Albert †1886 German photographer, its inventor + German -typie -type

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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