wire sewing
A 19th century method of "sewing" the sections of
a book through the folds and onto tapes, webbings,
or muslin, by means of wire staples. This method
of "sewing," which originated in Germany in about
1880, while strong, fell into disuse because of
the development of edition (thread) sewing
machines, and also because the staples rusted and
disintegrated and the books came apart. See also:
SADDLE STITCHING .
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