Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/319
Preferred label
locking mechanism
Alternative label
locking sequence; locking-mechanism
Scope note
The combination of parts of a letterpacket and manipulations which secures the letter shut; the part of the packet which must be unfolded, taken apart, torn, or undone before the substrate can be unfolded and the textual content can be accessed.
Top concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Broader/Parent concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Related concept
lock (features)
https://letterlocking.org/doll/309
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute. Concept uri
Not in AAT
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Source
Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
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