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
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