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Tacking irons

Scope note

Electric, straight-handled irons used for dry mounting photographs by holding paper, dry-mounting tissue, and cardboard in place until they are put in a dry-mounting press, where they are thoroughly bound. MAYER

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300022712

Equivalent Terms used

tacking iron

Created

13yrs ago

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