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A rubber stamp is an image or pattern that has been carved, molded, laser engraved, or vulcanized onto a sheet of rubber. Rubber stamping, also called stamping, is a craft in which some type of ink made of dye or pigment is applied to a rubber stamp, and used to make decorative images on some media, such as paper or fabric. [1] [2] [3] [4]
A seal is a device for making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made. The original purpose was to authenticate a document, or to prevent interference with a package or envelope by applying a seal which had to be broken to open the container (hence the ...
Stamping may have originated as an imitation of the act of placing a postage stamp on a piece of mail. [6] It may also be related to the use of a wax seal , as some recorded versions of the superstition refer to stamping a subject as "sealing" the good luck. [ 2 ]
Estampage or stamping, is a term commonly used in epigraphy to obtain the exact replica of an inscription that cannot be transported. According to Jayanti Madhukar, [1] it is defined as: a process of ‘lifting’ the inscriptions from the stone on to a piece of paper for a clearer read. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as: [2]
Cold foil printing, also known as cold foil stamping, is a modern method of printing metallic foil on a substrate in order to enhance the aesthetic of the final product. . Cold foil printing can be done two ways: the older dry lamination process common in the offset printing industry, or the newer, more versatile wet lamination process, which is dominant in the flexo label indus
Together, the eponychium and the cuticle form a protective seal. The cuticle is the semi-circular layer of almost invisible dead skin cells that "ride out on" and cover the back of the visible nail plate. The eponychium is the fold of skin cells that produces the cuticle. They are continuous, and some references view them as one entity.
Nail polish (also known as nail varnish in British English or nail enamel) is a lacquer that can be applied to the human fingernails or toenails to decorate and protect the nail plates. The formula has been revised repeatedly to enhance its decorative properties, to be safer for the consumer to use, and to suppress cracking or peeling.
The Guerin process, also called Guerin Stamping, is a manufacturing process used in the shaping of sheet metals. It is the oldest and most basic of the production rubber-pad forming processes. [3] It was developed in the late 1930s by Henry Guerin, an employee of the Douglas Aircraft Co. in California. Thereafter, it was used extensively by all ...