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Shoreham Paper Mill, Kent in 1928 – Peter Bower
Shoreham Mill was first recorded in Doomsday Book, and converted to paper manufacturing in 1690. It was a picturesque site and was recorded by a number of artists and photographers before its demolition in 1936. This well-illustrated article gives a short history of the mill.
6 pages, 8 figures
Origin of the name Uhle Box still a Mystery – Thomas Rodencal
The Uhle box is ubiquitous on modern-day Fourdrinier machines, but when and where were they first introduced? The author makes an initial series of observations in this short report.
1 page, 1 figure
Paper at War: 1918 – Peter Bower
Images taken by the photographer George P. Lewis (1875-1926) of women working in factories during 1918, including paper mills.
2 pages, 3 figures
The Mysterious Mr. Poe: Investigating a Musical Manuscript – Sam Bessen
An analysis of a musical manuscript purporting to have been written by Edgar Alan Poe.
The Saga of River Paper Mill (Part 2) – Lorraine Sencicle
The history of River Paper Mill, near Dover, Kent, from the 1820s to the end of its papermaking history in 1918, and its subsequent uses up until today, where ruins still remain.
7 page, 4 figures
The Re-Use of Paper under the Book Production War Economy Regulations – Peter Bower
Observations on the dust cover of a book by Bertram Russell, made from surplus wartime printed material.
1 page, 3 figures
The NEWS
From Q116 The NEWS became an integral part of the journal, rather than an insert. This is The NEWS No.127.
4 pages
British Bibliography of Paper Conservation, Paper History and Watermark Studies No 29, 2021 – Daven Chamberlain
Listing of articles concerned with papermaking history and paper conservation published in 2021. Also, additions to listing of articles concerned with papermaking history and paper conservation published in 2020.
5 pages
The Gravestone of Mary Phipss, of Cound Papermill, Shropshire Died 21st September 1684 – Peter Bower
Drawing of a 17th C. gravestone with its transcription from St. Peter’s Church, Cound, concerning a female papermaker from the village. Today the gravestone is indecipherable.
1 pages, 1 figures
Book Reviews – Peter Bower
A Bibliographical Dictionary of British and Irish Engravers 1714-1820 – David Alexander
Reams in the Desert: Papermaking in Utah 1849-1891 – Richard L. Saunders
Book Reviews – Daven Chamberlain
From Doomsday to Today: The Life of a Hertfordshire Paper Mill – Michael Stanyon
Following the Paper Trail: In Herfordshire’s Gade Valley – Michael Stanyon
Spontaneous Combustion of Esparto Grass – James Scott
An illustrated article from one of the pioneer paper industry microscopists of the early 20th C, describing a phenomenon known to be a problem when transporting consignments of esparto grass.
3 pages, 3 figures
The Quarterly Index Nos 117-120 – Daven Chamberlain
The index for 2021 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.
8 pages
