smut tape
A tape used to prevent the offset of ink when
pages are being numbered in a numbering machine.
When numbers are printed on both sides of the
sheets, the second number will cause the first to
offset on the table, so that when the next sheet
is laid in place it will be smeared. Smut tape
prevents this by taking up the ink as it offsets
and then moving before the next impression is
made, so that a clean surface is brought into
position for every sheet. (339 )
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