Oakum board
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Description
A strong, binder's board that was made from oakum fibers. Oakum board was made until the mid 1940s.
Synonyms and Related Terms
millboard, tar board
Authority
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982