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Show The Lime Rock Handmade Paper Ventur N May, 1920, Father once agatn revisited England where he located defunct handmade puper mill belonging toF. . Palmertn Downton Iisbur: Wil hire, Mr. Palmes was.swiling (odisposeofall th Fuhcrdcxiredlncludxngn st b ifter or lffting box, knotter, and several pairsof moulds. This mfll had been frourishing for many yearsuntil ¢ had toclose due to inancialan boue roubles. The equipment was ifarcondition a dpuxc}m g seemed toprovideanexcellentopportunity forsomeo tosta d ished paperwasalso; available butunfortunately hedd ot spealcfor After returning home,a fe JotenFatherveote to e Baline 34 the Hopethat he ol be i st tatleddrawiogofthi \'Sxenl(alconlrivan(‘e, it tohisregret, it had beon destroyed. Pab ok cions e el aled e e e Byt veeritipotant partewhichwould b dlfflull((olmc(pre on paper. Whilevlsillnglhcmfll Fatherhad becn escorted toa sepa Dulldtng where the making of animal size had beenmwadesan it L o s elereipaboatibre bundm Wasknowna the slaughter housesa label that sno toompossble Comprehen Stnce therevwasnofeltingtobe had n the Downtonil s Palme suggested he purchase this directly from the weaver. "The question o felting (n p.‘pem-\klng is a very important one," Mr. Palmer related "(erhcrl s to ety grest extent;thesectof succesthiough th ocess of couching. Feltingcan be too closely woven makingthe wate beorpl(nn difffcult after havingbeen inuseforawhile. The fettingale ha to be given proper treatment by frequent washing {n order to retai it in good condttfon." About mo hand- wevenfe!(x slightly larger tha Digital image © 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, All rights reserved |