Difference between revisions of "Pin seal"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A natural-grain [ | + | A natural-grain [[leather|leather]] made from the skins of seals. Pin seal leather has a delicate grain pattern and a smooth shiny surface. Imitation pin seal is called pin-grain [[sheepskin|sheepskin]] or pin-grain [[goatskin|goatskin]]. |
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[sealskin|sealskin]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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pinseal; pin-grain sheepskin; pin-grain goatskin | pinseal; pin-grain sheepskin; pin-grain goatskin | ||
| − | == | + | ==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 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
| − | * | + | * American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:58, 22 October 2022
Description
A natural-grain Leather made from the skins of seals. Pin seal leather has a delicate grain pattern and a smooth shiny surface. Imitation pin seal is called pin-grain Sheepskin or pin-grain Goatskin.
See also Sealskin.
Synonyms and Related Terms
pinseal; pin-grain sheepskin; pin-grain goatskin
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
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org