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Le Bon Carron. Favoring one Corner when Forming a Sheet of Laid Paper – Don Farnsworth
“Le Bon Carron” here refers to an 18th Century suggestion in Lalande that a vatman or coucher will deliberately drain a mould towards a corner. The author tested the idea, and made caliper measurements of all corners to see whether the practice resulted in a thicker corner, better suited to manipulation of the sheet in a wet state.
7 pages, 11 figures
Eighteenth-Century Paper Mills as Tourist Attractions – Geoffrey Day
Paper mills as tourist destinations? Something that is hard to envisage nowadays, but go back to the 17th-18th centuries, and the author has uncovered several instances where tours of industrial premises were undertaken for fun.
3 pages
Making Do: Fred Williams in London – Louise Wilson
Fred Williams (1927-1982) was an Australian artist. This article details his life in London – a period when he was at art school – and covers some of his artwork and the papers that he used.
6.5 pages, 15 figures
Base Paper in Early Photography: A Street Scene from the 1850s – Peter Bower
Analysis of a photograph from the 1850s, identifying the paper used in its production, and giving some history of the photographic processes in operation at the time.
3 pages, 4 figures
Horrible Circumstance! – anon
A satirical newspaper piece from 1829, about a raid by Excise Duty officers on a rag warehouse near Exeter, who got more than they bargained for.
2 pages, 1 figure
The NEWS
From Q116 The NEWS became an integral part of the journal, rather than an insert. This is The NEWS No.136.
4 pages
In Memoriam: Serge Pirard (1974-2024) – Peter Bower & Katia Pirard
An obituary of recent BAPH member Serge Pirard, who died most unexpectedly at such a young age. He came to the attention of the papermaking community after taking over from Ron Macdonald as a mould-maker to our handmaking community. The text contains evidence of a life well-lived, full of experience and that held much promise for the future.
3 page, 5 figures
Paper Making in the Dominions: Part 4: India – anon
An article published in a trade magazine from 1924 describing a British Empire Exhibition, detailing the industry in four of its major dominions; this is the last in the series (the previous three having been published in Q129, Q130 and Q131), and highlights the industry in India. It has been supplemented with some up-to-date statistics showing how the indigenous industry has changed over a century.
2 pages, 2 figures
Picturing the World of Paper: The Fire at the Paper Mill in Lorette, Quebec, 1862 – Peter Bower
A short biography of Zacharie Vincent, a painter of North American Indian descent, who painted a scene of the paper mill in Lorette after it caught fire in 1862.
2 pages, 3 figures
Bridge Hall Paper Mill Disaster, 1915 – anon
An account of a disastrous fire of 1915 that killed 8 men at the time, and a further one who died a little later.
1.5 pages, 1 figure
Book Reviews – Peter Bower & Daven Chamberlain
“Waste Paper in Early Modern England: Privy Tokens”, by Anna Reynolds
“My Very Dear Aunt: The Story of Anna Elizabeth Bilbrough, Mrs Joseph Town (1842-1917)” by Catherine Wright
Trouble at the Mill – Bob Adlard
A series of recollections by a member of the family that ran Postlip Mills near Winchcombe, for many decades. They form a series of touching vignettes showing life in the early 20th century.
1 page
Using Blueprints to Record Watermarks – anon
Two sets of blueprints taken from an early 17th century book, recording some of the watermarks contained therein, these being part of a large collection made by Lieutenant Colonel Bates, around the beginning of the First World War.
1 page, 2 figures
British Bibliography of Paper Conservation, Paper History and Watermark Studies No 31, 2023 – Daven Chamberlain
Listing of articles concerned with papermaking history and paper conservation published in 2022. Also, additions to listing of articles concerned with papermaking history and paper conservation published in 2021 and 2022.
7 pages
