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Laid and Wove: Wire Making for the Paper Industry from the 15th to the 20th Century Part 2 – Peter Bower
Metallic wire was a necessary part of the papermaking process, forming the screen upon which fibres were formed to make a sheet or web of paper, until the 1950s when synthetic forming ‘wires’ were introduced. This second part of the series brings the story of wire making up to date, and details some of wire drawing methods, sites and companies up to the early twentieth century.
11 pages, 16 figures
Paper Bark Maple – Anon
Painting of a paper bark maple tree (Acer griseum) by BAPH member Roy Perkinson.
1 page, 1 image
The Hidden Origins of the Bowery Papermaking Family – Sue Paul
The first member of the Bowery family known to have been a papermaker is William, who worked in Horton and High Wycombe in the 1740s. However, this article postulates that previous members of the family, known to live near Wraysbury and Horton many decades earlier, could have operated paper mills in either of these two villages. A story of speculative family history, dealing with a period which is notoriously short of extant documentation.
5 pages, 3 figures
Members of Religious Minorities in the Eighteenth-Century Waste Paper Trade – Geoffrey Day and Amélie Junqua
A short review of sales of waste paper from the early-to-mid-eighteenth century, that relate to Jewish and non-conformist Christian waste dealers.
2 pages
Charles Bielefeld’s Prefabricated Papier Mâché Houses – Anon
Flat-pack furniture and buildings are nothing new! This short item describes houses made from papier mâché dating from the 1850s.
1 page, 1 figure
New Fire Policy Entries from Sun Fire CD Series: Part 1 (1793-1800) – Daven Chamberlain
The author produced a book (BAPH Studies in Paper History Vol.IX) on fire policies that relate to paper mills and makers. This new series of articles concentrates on one series of Sun Fire Insurance Company policy books, and extends the work published to date with a list of new policies never before reported.
2 pages
Stowford Paper Mill, Ivybridge, Devon, Circa 1814-17 – Anon
Two images by JMW Turner newly redesignated as being Stowford Paper Mill.
1 page, 2 figures
The NEWS
From Q116 The NEWS became an integral part of the journal, rather than an insert. This is The NEWS No.138.
4 pages
The Fly Paper Merchant – Anon
A short item about the dangers of poisoning from fly paper.
1 page, 2 figures
Salomon Fichtenberg’s Fancy Papers and Pencils in Nineteenth-Century Cologne and Paris – Jacob Simon
Fichtenberg was well-known for producing marbled papers, in addition to which he sold many other items of stationery. This article gives a biography of the man, and covers some of his activities as a stationer.
5 pages, 5 figures
Book Review – Peter Bower
“Blue Paper. The Overlooked History of a Drawing, Printing and Writing Material 1400-1600” by Thea Burns
Knowles Trotman – Anon
This company made dandy rolls in the late 19th and early twentieth centuries. This report was contained in the British Empire Exhibition edition of a major paper industry journal, and it gives a flavour of the company and its manufacturing capabilities.
2 pages, 4 figures
Only A Sheet Of Paper – Anon
Poem extolling paper, published in 1920.
1 page
Paper Industry Review of 2024 – 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 2024.
2 pages, 2 figures
The Paper Mill Workers’ Union – Anon
Short report about the Paper Mill Workers’ Union, from just over two years after its inauguration, giving an update on how membership had grown.
0.5 pages
The Quarterly Index Nos 129-132 – Daven Chamberlain
The index for 2024 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
