Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
press pin
An iron bar used to tighten a large standing or lying press. Such pins come in two sizes—a short pin used by one man, and a long pin operated by two or more persons. The long pin permits the application of very great pressure. (
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