U.S. Congressional Serial Set What It Is and Its History: How the Serial Set is Bound
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- Last Updated: December 20 2017
- Published: November 16 2017
Step 1
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Skids of Documents and Reports being held in loose signature form in holding area awaiting instructions for binding.
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Skids of Documents and Reports being held in loose signature form in holding area awaiting instructions for binding.
Step 2
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2 1/2 inches of publications (some with pasters) as sent to Bindery to be made into a "Dummy Volume"
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Same publications, roughly sewn and marked with all sorts of notes, made into "Dummy Volume."
Step 3
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Gathering and Collating loose signatures according to "Dummy volume"
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Gathering and Collating loose signatures according to "Dummy volume"
Step 4
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Spot checking Collation and "tipping in" single sheets to avoid loss prior to sewing.
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Spot checking Collation and "tipping in" single sheets to avoid loss prior to sewing.
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Spot checking Collation and "tipping in" single sheets to avoid loss prior to sewing.
Step 5
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On the way to the Sewing Room
Step 6
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Volumes being sewn together on oversewing machine.
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Volumes being sewn together on oversewing machine.
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Volumes being sewn together on oversewing machine.
Step 7
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Volumes being nipped, and endsheet folded over.
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Volumes being nipped, and endsheet folded over.
Step 8
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Volumes being trimmed.
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Volumes being trimmed.
Step 9
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Volumes being Rounded and Backed.
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Volumes being Rounded and Backed.
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Volumes being Rounded and Backed.
Step 10
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Volumes which have been lined and reinforced waiting to be cased-in.
Step 11
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Stamping covering material for cases.
Step 12
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Inspecting the stamping.
Step 13
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Inspecting the stamping.
Step 14
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Fitting Binders Board to covering material.
Step 15
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Putting in Rope Heads.
Step 16
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Turning and fitting material over Binders Board.
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Turning and fitting material over Binders Board.
Step 17
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Fitting case to volume.
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Fitting case to volume.
Step 18
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Cased-in Volumes being placed between pressboards which have brass beaded edges.
Step 19
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Cased-in Volumes being placed between pressboards which have brass beaded edges.
Step 20
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Finished Serial Set Volumes ready for distribution.
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Finished Serial Set Volumes ready for distribution.
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