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albertype

noun
al·​ber·​type
variants: or Albertype \ ˈal-​bÉ™r(t)-​ËŒtÄ«p \
plural albertypes or Albertypes

Definition of albertype

: 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

First Known Use of albertype

1861, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for albertype

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

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