Unlocking History Concept uri

https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/56


Preferred label

closure flap


Alternative label(s)

action flap; closure flaps; closure flap formations; compound flap; distributed flap; mechanism; multi-layered flap; primary closure flap; receiving flap; receiving panel


Scope note

A multilayered panel that folds onto, or tucks into, a

closure panel to secure a letterpacket.


Top concept

techniques 

https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611


Broader/Parent concept

locking mechanism (techniques)

https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/319


Related concept   

closure panel

https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/57


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

Locking Mechanisms, Security, and Authentication, p. 254–260


Source

Jana Dambrogio, Daniel Starza Smith, and the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking, The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.


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