{"id":848,"date":"2018-09-06T09:11:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/conservation\/?p=848"},"modified":"2018-09-06T09:11:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:11:39","slug":"from-staple-binding-to-sewn-binding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/conservation\/2018\/09\/06\/from-staple-binding-to-sewn-binding\/","title":{"rendered":"From Staple Binding to Sewn Binding"},"content":{"rendered":"

TSLAC Conservation recently completed treatment on the Basic Electrician: Students\u2019 Manual for All Arms<\/em>.\u00a0 This 1928 publication by the U.S. War Department introduced American soldiers to the foundations and skills of practical electrical repairs for arms used in the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

This volume was found staple-bound, with no boards or spine covering, stored in an envelope.\u00a0 The text was punched for an unknown type of binding device.\u00a0 The first three leaves, including the title page, had detached and broken into fragments.\u00a0 Reference staff obtained copies of these leaves from another institution, whose copy of the book was similarly staple-bound with no outer covering.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Book

Book before treatment, staple-bound with damaged leaves.<\/p><\/div>\n

Top priority for this treatment was to affix the replacement leaves and stabilize the volume for shelf storage.\u00a0 Since the staples were restricting the opening, risking future leaf breakage, we decided to remove the staples, sew the volume, and create a new case binding.\u00a0 With no historical example for the sewing or binding style, we were free to choose methods that accommodated the text.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, we made the copies of the damaged leaves into double-sided replacement pages with proper registration.\u00a0 A historical look wasn\u2019t possible for these leaves given the low contrast, black-and-white copies provided, but archival-quality Permalife paper was used for long-term stability.\u00a0 The replacement leaves were hinged together, and the volume was punched and sewn using a supported link stitch on three tapes.\u00a0 The volume was gently rounded and backed, and then cased into a new case covered with toned Japanese tissue.\u00a0 The tissue gives a leather-like appearance to blend with other volumes in the collection. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Replacement

Replacement title page bound into volume.<\/p><\/div>\n

This treatment mixes techniques typical of both circulating collections work (the replacement leaves) and special collections work (the rebind and the covering) to create an accessible volume with a historically viable appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Book

Book after treatment<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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