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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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tag; tag board; oaktag
 
tag; tag board; oaktag
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
 
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

Latest revision as of 13:09, 7 June 2022

Watercolor on oaktag
MFA# 26.779

Description

A thin, tough, lightweight Cardboard. Tagboard, or oaktag, is usually made from a combination of Jute and sulfate pulps. The stiff Paperboard most often has a smooth finish and manilla color. Tagboard is used for posters, file folders, stencils, and shipping tags.

Synonyms and Related Terms

tag; tag board; oaktag

Resources and Citations

  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Boise Cascade Paper Group, The Paper Handbook, Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989