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Show PAPERMAKIN that he might add the items to his collection! Bagford died i May, 1715 The first work to mention papermaking materials, other tha linen and cotton, appeared in 176 in a small octavo volume unde No. 2 ‘The engraving used by "The Socicty of Gentlemen" to show th preparation of hemp for a_ papermaking material. This book 716, was the first to suggest a substitute for linen and cotto the title of: Essays, for the Month of December 1716, to be continued Monthly, by a Socicty of Gentlemen. For the benefit of th People of England. The work was printed in London and the par regarding papermaking may be found in Essay VL. "The Societ of Gentlemen" advanced the idea of using raw hemp withou spinning or weaving, as a material from which to fabricate paper and they go into detail as to its preparation for the purpose. The suggest also that paper mills be set up on barges or flatbottome boats on the Thames and the other navigable rivers of England, a they are on the Elbe and the Danube, the power to be furnishe by the flux and reflux of the tide. There is an engraving whic shows how the hemp may be washed, boiled, pressed, and dried s Digital Imag © 2004 University of Utah. All rights reserved |