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Wallpaper, Handbills and Pamphlets: Cheshire Decorative Schemes and the Peterloo Massacre – Rowena Beighton-Dykes
An article contrasting wallpaper usage in two families from the Cheshire area, one a clergy family, and the other that of an Earl, both from around the time of the Peterloo massacre.
6.5 pages, 8 figures
The Papermaking Tradition of Central Asia: Part 4 – A Hands-on Investigation of the Historical Papermaking Method – 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 final part of the four-part serialisation described practical experience of pulping and sheet forming based upon the author’s historical research.
17 pages, 28 figures
The Millington Story – Michael Stanyon
The story of a Paper Merchanting business (Millington & Sons) which was bought by Dickinson’s around the time of WWI. Included in the article is the story of one of the predecessors of the Millington business who had connections with Chartham Paper Mill. [From 2019 Conference Presentation]
5.5 pages, 9 figures
An Apology and a Correction part 2: The Man in the Blue Jacket – Peter Bower
A second correction concerning the ‘In Memorial’ piece about Richard Hills, from Quarterly No.111 and Quarnetly No.112.
0.5 pages, 2 figures
Woven Leather Belting – Anon
Woven leather belts were used to drive machinery until well into the twentieth century. This article, from 1899, describes how they were manufactured.
4 pages, 4 figures
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) The Wire-Drawing Mill, c1489 – Peter Bower
The Nuremberg page from The Nuremberg Chronicle is often quoted as the earliest image of a paper mill (1493), yet Albrecht Dürer’s water colour c.1489 shows a wire-drawing mill, which, while not a true paper mill, is currently the earliest image of a mill relating to the paper industry (manufacturing wire used for producing paper moulds).
4 pages, 8 figures
Paper Wrappers for Oranges and Lemons – Anne Willitts
During the nineteenth century, when papermaking processes had developed to the point that very cheap wrapping tissue could be produced, oranges and lemons were exported wrapped in delicate, printed tissues. After WWII the fruits were dipped in carnuba wax, and the use of tissue ceased. This article describes some of the delightful imagery printed on the tissues. [From 2019 Conference Presentation]
3 pages, 16 figures
Inveresk’s Swansong – Stefan G Kay
In the earliest twentieth Century Inveresk was a major player in the UK paper manufacturing arena, but by the late twentieth century its stature had diminished to only a handful of mills. This article describes the convoluted process by which the mills were divested by Georgia Pacific and subject to a management buyout, with the author leading the successful consortium. Ultimately all of the mills closed in the period 2001-2005, and today nothing is left of this once-great name.
Book Reviews – Peter Bower & Michael Stanyon
The Art of Paper from the Holy Land to the Americas – Caroline Fowler
This book surveys the export of paper from Renaissance Europe to European colonies in Africa and South America, and its use in these newly conqueror lands.
Passing Through: The Grand Junction Canal in West Hertfordshire 1791-1841 – Fabian Hiscock
The period in question coincides with the formative development of Papermaking between Batchworth and Apsley, where canals supported the fledgling papermaking trade and machine building business.
