Description
Industriousness and its Discontents: Wages, Workloads, and the Mechanisation of Papermaking, 1750–1820 – Leonard N. Rosenband
An article covering industrial discontent around the period when the paper machine was introduced and started to displace traditional working practices.
15 pages, 10 figures
The Old Paper Boys of Marshfield, Gloucestershire – Peter Bower
Following on from the story of “Paper Jack” in the last issue, this article details mummers players in Gloucestershire who wear paper costumes.
3 pages, 4 figures
Batemans Reimagined: An Art Installation – Su Blackwell
An article by the artist who fashioned a model of Batemans, the former home of Rudyard Kipling (now owned by the National Trust) out of the pages of The Jungle Book.
3 pages, 5 figures
Allens Cottages, Ivybridge, Devon
A colour postcard showing cottages built by the Allen family, who ran Stowford Paper Mill in Ivybridge.
1 page, 1 figure
The Paper Industry – a source of Infectious Diseases during the Nineteenth Century – Stowford Paper Mill’s story – Andrew Jewell
Stowford Mill made very high quality fine and security papers, and from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century used rags as the main raw material. However, rags were notorious for carrying and spreading disease. This article details some of the problems caused in the mill and the surrounding area.
6 pages, 4 figures
The NEWS
From Q116 The NEWS became an integral part of the journal, rather than an insert. This is The NEWS No.133.
4 pages
Terrible Accident at Shipton-on-Cherwell: Identifying the dead at Hampton Gay Paper-Mill. 1875 – Anon
Front page illustration of the dead, laid out on the premises of Hampton Gay Mill near Oxford, following a fatal train derailment nearby.
1 page, 1 figure
Paper Making in the Dominions: Part 1: Canada – Anon
An article taken from a journal published exactly a century ago. It gives a snapshot of how the industry developed in Canada, one of the pulp and paper largest manufacturing regions in the British Empire. The information in this article includes up to date statistics, showing how the Canadian industry developed over the course of the last century.
4 pages, 5 figures
Lewis Hine (1874-1940) Child Labour in the Paper Industry – Peter Bower
An early photo journalist who unearthed poverty surrounding paper conversion in various states in America. Some of the exploitation that he uncovered is truly shocking, and his campaigning work made him very unpopular with manufacturers.
5 pages, 9 figures
Book Reviews – Peter Bower
“The Art and Art Therapy of Papermaking: Material, Methods, and Applications” Edited by Drew Matott and Gretchen Miller
“Papermaker’s Tears: Essays on the Art and Craft of Paper – Volume 2”, Edited by Tatiana Ginsberg
“Papers Printers Use” by Russell Maret
“IPH Congress Book – 35th International Congress” Edited by the Congress Organisers
Wood Pulp and Esparto – Anon
A short summary of the history of wood pulp and esparto pulp production. It includes some illustrations showing Bedouin people involved in harvesting and transportation of esparto grass.
3 pages, 3 Figures
