Deckle edge
The term “ deckle edge ” originally comes from the irregular, fibrous, thinned edge of the handmade paper . The uneven, wavy, sometimes jagged edge of photos , postcards , certificates and other paper products was later also named this way. This imitated deckle edge can be produced, for example, by punching . It was very fashionable for photos and postcards from around 1930 to 1960. There are / were also deckle edge shears for this. In photo shops with their own laboratories, deckle borders were produced with small image cutting machines. The handmade paper was considered to be of higher quality because it was more complex to manufacture. The subsequently produced deckle edges should imitate this added value in order to make them appear more valuable.
Individual evidence
- ↑ handmade paper. In: Joachim Elias Zender: Lexikon Buch Druck Papier , Haupt Verlag, Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna, 2008, page 64
- ↑ Terms and technical terms from the world of postcards and philo-files ( Memento of the original dated December 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 15, 2009
