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Paper and Pollution: a Nineteenth Century Case – Richard Westwood
Pollution of the environment is not a twentieth century phenomenon; complaints were already being made a century earlier, as described in this article which covers correspondence received by Dickinson & Co pertaining mainly to one issue at Croxley Mills in Hertfordshire.
9.5 pages, 3 illustrations
Paper: Compositional Analysis – Daven Chamberlain
This is the second part of a previously unpublished book chapter, detailing modem instrumentation that can be applied to investigation of paper composition. Some of the methods are non-destructive; others require some level of damage being made to the specimen. All provide more information than is obtainable from classical wet-chemical analytical methods.
5.5 pages, 5 illustrations
Trade Card of James Wheeley, Wallpaper Manufacturer and Merchant – Anon
Illustration of a trade card from the late eighteenth century.
0.5 pages, 1 illustration
Kidwelly Paper Mill – Terry Wells
Kidwelly is a town in Carmarthenshire, South West Wales. The date range during which Kidwelly mill was used to make paper covers (nominally) 1724-1766. This short article outlines the limited information extant concerning the papermaking operations.
2 pages, 2 illustrations
W & R Balston Ltd (Springfield and Medway Mills) Workers who served in the First World War – Stephen R. Hill
Continuing with our series on WWI, this piece lists the workers from this major papermaking operation who served in the Great War, including where they served and when they enlisted. It also highlights in more detail some of their stories.
3.5 pages, 5 illustrations
WWI Military Tribunals- Anon
Military tribunals were a fact of life during WWI for firms who tried to save vital members of their workforce from being conscripted. This article contains accounts from several tribunals held 1916-1917 concerning papermakers, paper merchants, and suppliers to the paper industry
2.5 pages
Wansbrough Paper Mill, Watchet – Anon
A picture of workers from the mill standing next to a paper bag making machine, circa late nineteenth or early twentieth century.
0.5 pages, 1 illustration
An Eighteenth-Century Cargo of Paper Lost in Transit – Geoffrey Day & Amelie Junqua
An account of an insurance claim regarding loss of cargo following a shipping incident in 1783. The authors analyse and comment upon the insurance claim in detail.
2 pages
Two Letters Relating to the Foundation of the City of Adelaide in South Australia, dating from 1836 and 1839 – Peter Bower
The story of emigration from the UK to Australia in the nineteenth century, told using correspondence from the author’s own family archive. This article includes analysis of some of the papers on which the letters were written, and shows contemporary paintings and drawings made around the time when Adelaide was founded. Overall a fascinating account of social history with a slight ‘paper’ twist.
16.5 pages, 30 illustrations
Some American 19th Century Ream Labels – Anon
Illustrations of three ream labels from three South American paper manufacturers.
0.5 pages, 3 illustrations
Book Reviews – Peter Bower
Printing at the University Press, Oxford, 1660-1780 Volume I: ‘Premises, people, paper ‘ – Martyn Ould
The first of a four volume account of this major publishing house.
Reading & Writing Accessories: A Study of Paper-knives, Paper folders, Letter Openers and Mythical Page Turners – Ian Spellerberg
A detailed account of some unusual stationery accessories.
They Made the Paper at Tuckenhay Mill: Interviews with Retired Hand Papermakers – Peter Thomas and Donna Thomas
The history of this hand-manufacturing mill, told through interviews with some of the old papermakers.
Fabriano: City of Medieval and Renaissance Papermaking – Sylvia Rodgers Albro
The latest history about this ancient Italian seat of paper manufacturing.
