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From Paper-mill to Pressroom

Chapter 1: FROM PAPER-MILL TO PRESSROOM
By William Bond Wheelwright
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A practical treatise surveys the history, raw materials, and industrial processes of papermaking, tracing early methods to modern mills and machinery. It explains fiber sources and pulping, beating and forming processes, drying and finishing techniques, and examines chemical and physical properties affecting print performance. Chapters cover quality testing, common pressroom problems, and commercial considerations for manufacturers, printers, and buyers, with technical descriptions and illustrations to link mill practices to pressroom requirements.

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Title: From Paper-mill to Pressroom

Author: William Bond Wheelwright

Release date: January 13, 2015 [eBook #47959]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FROM PAPER-MILL TO PRESSROOM ***

With the compliments of the
Geo. W. Wheelwright Paper Co.,
Boston, Mass.

FROM
PAPER-MILL TO
PRESSROOM

ANCIENT PAPER-MAKING

The tools of the primitive paper-maker consisted of a pulp vat for the fiber-laden water, a frame, or mold across which was stretched a mesh of closely-spaced wires, and a removable frame known as the deckle; hence the term “deckle edged.” The beating was done by iron shod hammers which were raised and released by cams on a shaft turned by water power: this machine called a stamper is shown in the foreground of this picture.

FROM
PAPER-MILL TO
PRESSROOM

By
WILLIAM BOND WHEELWRIGHT
Author of “How Paper is Made,” etc.

The Collegiate Press
GEORGE BANTA PUBLISHING COMPANY
MENASHA, WISCONSIN
1920

PRINTED AND BOUND BY
GEORGE BANTA PUBLISHING CO.
MANUFACTURING PUBLISHERS
MENASHA, WISCONSIN

TO MY FATHER
George William Wheelwright
AND TO THE MEMORY OF HIS FATHER
WHO ENTERED THE PAPER BUSINESS IN 1834
THESE PAGES ARE
RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED