Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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drum

A revolving cylindrical container used in leather manufacture for such operations as washing, tanning, dyeing, fatliquoring, etc. It is usually equipped with pegs inside for lifting and agitating the stock. The operation of tumbling the stock is known as "drumming."




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