Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
gold rubber
Pure rubber soaked in turpentine, or treated with paraffin to make it absorbent, and used to remove superfluous gold leaf after tooling. Also called "bottle rubber." See also:
GILDER'S TIP
;
RUBBING-OFF CHEST
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