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A Stationery Business: the products of John Dickinson & Co. Ltd. – Mike Stanyon
John Dickinson & Co. was well-known as a paper manufacturer, with the eponymous founder having invented the cylinder mould paper machine. However, even by the late nineteenth century, their profits came mainly from stationery rather than raw paper. This article covers the breadth of paper products and associated artefacts manufactured by JDs.
10 pages, 12 illustrations
The Papermakers of East Morton – Catherine Wright
The author has already produced a detailed monograph on John Smith – papermaker of East Morton (BAPH Monograph 7). This article looks at the other mills in and around the village, and contains little in the way of cross-over material with regard to the monograph cited previously.
6.5 pages, 7 illustrations
Sale Notices for Ellers Paper Mill – Anon
Ellers Mill, Ulverston, Cumbria, operated as a paper mill until the 1880s. Here are shown two sales notices for the site, one dated 1846, the other undated. The site is now occupied by a pub – the Stan Laurel.
0.5 pages, 2 illustrations
An Unexpected Discovery: Early Modern Recycling – Jane Eagan
During conservation of a rare seventeenth century book, a label from a ream wrapper was uncovered on the inside surface of a cover board. This article illustrates and describes the label in detail, which is almost certainly of European origin.
3 pages, 5 illustrations
The Manufacture of China Clay – Anon
China Clay was a major constituent in paper (as filler and coating material) until the last couple of decades, during which Calcium Carbonate (in its various forms) has tended to dominate. This article, from the late Victorian era, describes a visit to clay pits in Cornwall, detailing the ‘manufacturing’ process, purity aspects and transport requirements.
2.5 pages, 6 illustrations
Certain Cure for the Agues – Mike Malley
An unusual cure for ague (assumed to be malaria) found in the day-book of an eighteenth century printer.
0.5 pages
WWI – Papermakers wounded or killed in action – Anon
A series of news items linked by one unfortunate statistic – death in action during WWI. Some victims are given extended biographies; others are just mentioned by name. All had links to the paper industry, which are described in the article.
2 pages, 4 illustrations
Correction to Medway Mill, Maidstone: A History, Part Three – Stephen R. Hill
The final part of this trilogy was published in Q100; this correction concerns two books of employee records described in the original article. It outlines a transcription project in which the author is involved, which will result in a searchable database of employees.
1 page, 2 illustrations
Paper Industry Review of 2016 – Anon
Our annual round up of mills or paper machines that have closed on the international scene, along with news on UK mills past and present, reported during 2016.
1 page
Photographic Papers – Colin Harris
An overview of photographic paper development and manufacture, from their invention in the early nineteenth century, to digital print techniques applied to photo-printing in the twenty-first century. The author ran the main UK mill making paper for traditional silver-halide processing, and describes in detail the characteristics of papers produced in the 1960s and 1970s.
4 pages, 6 illustrations
Eynsham Mill House, Oxfordshire – Peter Bower
This short item is based around a detailed illustration taken from the ‘Particulars of Sale’ from 1893. It outlines the disastrous late history, starting with a take-over in 1889, through embezzlement and the manager absconding in 1891, followed by a disastrous fire a month later, which led ultimately to closure and sale of the site.
2 pages, 1 illustration
A Correction – Peter Bower
In Q92 (Oct. 2014) was published two illustrations of blind-embossed stamps, one of which was incorrectly identified as coming from Cartiere Miliani at Fabriano. It has now been re-assessed as being of French origin, coming from Catel & Farcy, as described in this article.
2 pages, 6 illustrations
A Very Rich Record: the Papers Found in an Album of Drawings by Richard Cooper Junior (1740-1822) – Peter Bower
Richard Cooper Junior was a significant figure in the cultural and artistic life of Edinburgh during the late Georgian era. This article contains results of detailed analysis undertaken on an album containing 384 drawings made on a range of English, Italian, Dutch and Spanish papers. The author describes the origin of those papers that can be identified, and illustrates the text with a large number of watermarks in addition to including a few of the artist’s etchings.
13 pages, 40 illustrations
