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Show TH PAPERMAKIN MOUL 21 moulds, Mark Willcox of "Ivy Mills," Chester, Pennsylvania, wa obliged to import some moulds from England. The following bil for them s sill preserve Loxvox, dugust 2d 178 Captn Falconer Bot of Peter Wynn 7 1 Pair Doubl Fools Cap Paper 5 1 Pair Double Post. D Box for D 2 fine Brass wive washers 24 Tch by 20 Te 2 Pieces coarse Do atr o [ An original bill from Nathan Sellers for the making of moulds i also in existence and read TENCH FRANCIS 0. 70 XY & DO SELLER D Jun i ‘mpcr moud o Bnk papes wihbox 10, for 88 watermark leters at 1,1 for1 do figure 3 8 Recd Paymt Oct 5. 179 Ne & D Seller The "wove" mould covering was originated in Europe by Joh Baskerville (1706-1775), and the date of hisrcdisco\'crv is given a about 1750. Baskerville was a printer livn in Birmingham, Eng land, and his effort was to pmduccpaper for his book pr which should afford a smoother surface than paper of the hxd p" se in Europe ever since the introduction of the craft int about the same manner as cloth. Tt left in the paper a indistinct impression resembling a fabric. Baskerville had been i the japanning and metal-working trades before becoming a printer 50 that he was na rally amiliar with this material, metal screening having been used in England for other purposes a number o years before it s put to use as a material upon which to moul sheets of paper. printe of Birmingham was the firs European to adopt type m' mould, paper of this kind ha Digital Imag © 2004 University of Utah. All rights reserved |