| LC control no. | sh 85042467 |
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| LC classification | Z252 |
| Topical heading | Electrotyping |
| See also | Electroplating Relief printing Stereotyping (Printing) |
| Found in | Web. 3 (electrotype: a duplicate printing surface made by pressure molding in wax, lead, or other plasting material, and electrodepositing on the mold a thin shell (as of copper) which is then backed up with lead and sometimes given an extra facing of a harder metal (as nickel or chromium); galvanoplastics: a science of electroforming) Bookman's glossary, 1983: electrotype plates, electros (duplicate plates for letterpress, capable of combining type and pictures in highest quality, suitable for very long production runs. Making requires, for example, molding the material, electro-deposition of copper in the mold, casting of metal in the copper shell, finishing, and plating) Libn. gloss.: electrotype (a facsimile plate of a type form or another plate, produced by taking an impression in wax, lead, or plastic, depositing in this mould a thin shell of copper or other metal by an electro-plating process, backing it with type metal, and mounting it type high on wood) |
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