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The Papermaking Tradition of Central Asia: Part 3 – Description of the Papermaking Process in Kokand – Johan Solberg
Solberg’s Master’s thesis deals with the transfer of papermaking knowledge from China to the neighbouring region in the period 7-8th Century CE. Traditionally this has been ascribed to the taking of Chinese prisoners at the Battle of Samarkand, but Solberg’s detailed research suggests another more feasible explanation. This part (of a four-part serialisation) details the development of the craft in one location (in modern-day Uzbekistan), based upon a field trip made by the author, and on research published previously by some Soviet historians.
8 pages, 12 figures
The Introduction of the Cross-Bottomed Paper Bag in the USA by Margaret Ellen Knight (1838-1914) – Ulrich Stienecker
An article describing the introduction of machinery to produce a specific paper bag design, by a female American inventor from the Victorian era.
4 pages, 4 figures
Various Uses of Paper – Anon
An article published in 1901 describing some innovative and unusual uses to which paper was being put, such as for manufacture of car wheels, telegraph poles and window panes.
1 page
St Decuman’s Church and Watchet Paper Mills c.1850 – Peter Bower
An oil painting showing Watchet Paper Mills, c.1850, in a naïve style.
1 page, 1 image
Pigot & Co.’s Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex. Part Two: Surrey & Sussex – Stephen R. Hill
Nineteenth century Pigot & Co directories contain a host of details about the topography and industry of the regions they cover. This article describes the papermaking activities in Surrey and Sussex just after Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne.
1 page, 1 table
A Mill on the Monnow: Ruthlin – Cornmill to Papermill – Philip Vaughan
Ruthlin Mill in Rockfield Parish, just on the Welsh side of the border with Herefordshire, morphed from being a corn mill to a paper mill in the early eighteenth century; it ceased operating by the mid-nineteenth century and became a house. This very detailed article is part mill history and part family history, and teases out the ownership and operation of the site over several hundred years.
7.5 pages, 1 image
Addendum to ‘The Paper Industry in Herefordshire’ – Daven Chamberlain
A correction to an article published in Quarterly No.105.
0.25 page
A Panoramic Lanscape Transparency, from the Campagnes de France: A Remarkable 18th Century Precursor of the Cinematic Film – Peter Bower
A description of a 16m length of painted transparent paper, being an example of a novel form of entertainment, similar to cinematic film, developed during the Georgian period.
8.75 page, 12 images
An Apology and a Correction – Peter Bower
A correction to the ‘In Memoriam’ piece about Richard Hills from Quarterly No.111.
0.25 page, 1 image
The First Recorded Theft of Machine-Made Paper in England – Geoffrey Day & Amélie Junqua
The authors have researched a number of thefts and crimes related to paper manufacture, and in this article, document what appears to be the first such instance involving machine-made paper.
2.5 pages
A Large Dutch Ream Label – Peter Bower
A description of a ream label c.1840.
0.5 page, 1 image
Book Reviews – Peter Bower
Paper and Type: Bibliographic Essays – John Bidwell
A book of essays with this well-known authority, dealing with book, printing and paper history.
Handmade Paper Method Cinquecento: Renaissance Paper Textures -Donald Farnsworth
An assessment of what makes fifteenth century paper characteristics so special.
Determinate Hand Papermaking: Techniques for Predetermining & Making Paper of Known Specifications and Qualities – Donald Farnsworth
An assessment on how to make paper by hand that manifests a given set of material characteristics.
Production of Wood-Pulp – G.F. Green
An essay on the development of wood pulp, dating from 1885, outlining about 40 years’ worth of development technology.
3.5 pages, 4 tables
A New Creping Machine for Strong Papers – Anon
Dating from 1931, the creping machine was designed by a German company.
1 page, 1 image
Memories of Barrow Paper Mills, Salthouse, 1928-1936: A Conversation with my Mother-in-Law – Sylvia Bainbridge
The lady in question worked in the salle at this mill.
2 pages, 2 image
