Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
oakum board
A loosely twisted fiber, usually of hemp or jute, impregnated with tar and used up until about the Second World War to produce a better quality binder's board. See also:
MILLBOARD (1)
;
TAR BOARD
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