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Show OL »PAPERMAKIN 6 one size mould or sheet of paper from another, bu these emblems did not come into use until man years after the art of watermarking was firmly established. Also it is no the identification of th sizes of paper. The foolscap mark traces to 147 but in England during the eighteenth century figure of Britannia wa substituted as a mark fo thissize of paper. Water marks of pots or jugsar 5u| seldom found after th seventeenth century, being replaced by the Dutch or English arms. Hand were used extensively bv the old papermalers i Germany a Jands and this mark at nme resembled an iron gauntleto glove, the initials or name o the maker often appearing o the wrist. The post-horn watermark, accordin to some writers, first made its appearance in th year 16770, when the general post-office was established in England. This is a mistale as marks o this type have been found in documents bearin W w8 4 Diital imag © 2004 Marriot Libary, University of Utah. Al ighs reserved |