Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by process]
7. image-making equipment
8. [equipment for printing and printmaking]
9. printing surface preparation equipment
10. printing surface preparation tools

Anotations

Scope note:

Burnishers used primarily to work with etching plates to efface previously etched areas, and also to treat the edges of the plate. These come in a variety of shapes for differing purposes, straight, curved, ball-tipped, or twisted with an alternate needle point end.