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In Memoriam Richard Hills MBE (1936-2019) – Peter Bower
An obituary for one of the founding members of BAPH, and a major figure of international stature in the area of Paper History for many decades.
5 pages, 6 figures
Chafford Mill, Kent around 1845-1850: The Earliest Photograph of an English Paper Mill? – Peter Bower
An analysis of what could be the earliest photographic image of an English Paper mill.
3 pages, 3 figures
The Papermaking Tradition of Central Asia: Part 2 – Tracing the History and Development of the Craft in Uzbekistan – 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) outlines the development of the craft up until the early twentieth century.
6 pages, 5 figures
Sheldons Machinery in many parts of the World: a Century of Engineering – Anon
Sheldons Machinery was an important British manufacturer of papermaking machinery. Starting in this area of work around the 1920s, this article from a 1963 house magazine illustrates many of the personalities of the time, along with their manufacturing capabilities.
6 pages, 15 figures
New Era for Manchester’s Historic Pilot Fourdrinier – Peter Ingram
The Apsley Paper Trail at Frogmore Mill in Hertfordshire is the site of the first commercial papermaking machine. Today it houses the first pilot plant installed in what is now Manchester University; this was also the world’s first pilot machine devised specifically for research and development purposes. This article outlines some of the history of both the site and the current machine; which goes to explain the recent presentation of an Engineering Award for 2019 by IMechE.
5 pages, 8 images
Croxley Mill – Dealing with Pollution During the Second World War – Richard Westwood
Paper making, as with all industrial manufacturing processes, can produce pollution. Nowadays this is strictly controlled; going back a few decades this was less true. This article describes problems centred around one Hertfordshire mill during WWII.
6 pages, 2 images
British Bibliography of Paper History and Watermark Studies No 26, 2018 – Daven Chamberlain
Listing of articles concerned with papermaking history and paper conservation published in 2018.
4.5 pages, 128 items
Addendum to British Bibliography No.24, 2016 – Daven Chamberlain
Additions to listing of articles concerned with papermaking history and paper conservation published in 2016 (original listing in Quarterly No.103).
0.25 pages, 4 items
Addendum to British Bibliography No.25, 2017 – Daven Chamberlain
Additions to listing of articles concerned with papermaking history and paper conservation published in 2017 (original listing in Quarterly No.107).
The Quarterly Index Nos 105-108 – Terry Wells
The index for 2018 is arranged in eight categories: Articles by author; Articles by title; Book reviews; General index; Illustrations; Papermakers; Paper mills; Watermarks. The Watermarks index is further divided into those that are illustrated and those that are mentioned in the text.
11 pages
