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Conservation of The Hockey Jottings Scrapbook – Clare Prince
The work in question is a scrapbook compiled by three of the founding members of the Ladies’ Hockey Association. The author performed conservation work on behalf of its owner, the University of Bath. The article includes some of the wonderful drawings in the book, and outlines the conservation work performed to stabilise and repair this unique artefact.
7.5 pages, 24 figures
Tracking the Paper Industry through the Census Reports for England and Wales 1841-1901 – Michelle Cale
Analysis of the paper industry using the regional and national summary reports provided from census data.
6 pages, 2 figures
Paper at War: 1917 – Peter Bower
Photographs of women sorting and preparing waste paper for reuse by paper mills.
1 page, 1 figure
The Saga of River Paper Mill (Part 1) – Lorraine Sencicle
The history of River Paper Mill, near Dover, Kent, from the early 18th C. up until the 1820s.
7 page, 5 figures
The NEWS
From Q116 The NEWS became an integral part of the journal, rather than an insert. This is The NEWS No.126.
4 pages
Tracing a Lost Collection: The Watermark Portfolio of William Bell Scott – Louise Wilson
William Scott Bell (1811-1890) was a Scottish painter who collected prints and studied watermarks, by which means he amassed a portfolio of watermark tracings. In 1994 the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia received the collection of tracings. This article describes its condition, and shows a small selection of the watermark designs.
9 pages, 18 figures
Charles Byrd (1916-2018): Paintings of Ely Paper Mill, Cardiff, from the 1950s – Peter Bower
Charles Byrd was a Welsh artist who moved to Cardiff around the age of 10 years, and, aside from military service, stayed there until his death. He took inspiration from the Cardiff cityscape, and his paintings included the large Ely Mill owned latterly by Wiggins Teape / Arjowiggins. This article gives a short biography of the artist, and includes three paintings showing the mill.
3.5 pages, 6 figures
Book Review –Peter Bower
Paper in Medieval England: From Pulp to Fictions – Dr. Orietta da Rold
The Edinburgh Mystery Book Sculptures – Peter Bower
These intricate paper sculptures by an unknown artist appeared first in 2011, and have continued to appear, ad hoc, ever since. They all have a ‘book’ theme, and are notable for their delicacy and inventiveness. The article was produced soon after an auction sale of five sculptures, which netted between then around £50,000.
5 pages, 10 figures
Paper Industry Review of 2021 – 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 2021.
2 pages, 2 figures
