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Show & lung\h the roll hewn from a solid block of stone; the roll was rotated b at either side driven by l\vo men. Mr. Khodke explained to me tha e s s beenastiac ory, and implored me to correct th ‘mistakes that had been made in its construction. This would be difficult I told him, as the entire machine was faulty in design; the backfall an bedplate were misconceived and I doubted if the apparatus could ever b made to act effectively Twas pleased to see, however, that the improvised "Hollander" had not entirely superseded the ancient stamper of China and India, and that ther was a stamper, photograph 63, in the Gandhi school similar o the one i Ram Sahai's home in Kalpi. This stamping beam, with its pestle and mortar, was known in Wardha and other parts of Maharashtra (Poona an the West) as a dieki, in the Punjabi language it is termed janders, while i Bengal this simple machine gocs under the appellation of a dia tustani is, T believe, dhenka The students in the Gandhi school were engaged in formmg sheets o aper on a small experimental mould, and were using the "napkin," previously explained, the use of which T was led to believe mxgmmd in thi school. Paper specimens Nos. 8-g-10-11. The dipping-vat equipmen of the institute consisted of a large cement vat built into the ground as those i o, Dclln and Kalpi; with this form of vat the artisan sat upon th his work, as was the ancient custom in Tndia. The metal practic vats s use by the students were placed upon supports, so that the worke was able to stand erect or sit upon a stool while forming sheets of paper mised that it was the desire of the Gandhi school to break away from the sitting posture, as a worker could form more and better sheets of pape Digital image© 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, All rihts reserved |
