Tintypes-- the very popular late 19th century process of producing a photograph on a sheet of photo-sensitized iron-- are generally shades of grey, from greenish to warm. However, from the 1870s it was also possible to produce tintypes with wonderful brown tones, often known as "chocolate" tintypes. They're still on metal, but you'd never know from the colour alone. I think they're lovely.
These examples come from an archive in Norway, though given the context of their particular collection of origin, I believe they are actually American.
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| Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane |
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| Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane |
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| Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane |
