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Hollander Beater

1900-1925

hand paper mould

'The Star Recipe' papermaking kit

Two ornamental dandy rolls mounted on a frame

Paper-making Mould with watermark, 1880-1885

1880-1885

Loft candle lamp

Chinese-Style Paper Fan

Loft candle lamp

Motor unit from cylinder mould papermaking machine

Wet end from cylinder mould papermaking machine

Dry end from cylinder mould papermaking machine

Dandy Roll Section

1900

Three small samples of paper made by The Revd. William Derham

1657-1735

Mold for Making Medium-Sized Paper by Hand, 1801-1910

1801-1910

Papermaker's cross

Set of polyester coated pressed paperboard containers

Parts from cylinder mould papermaking machine

hand paper mould

Paper testing machine for tensile or breaking strength

Sign

Automatic Micrometer

1910-1940

Lantern

Automatic micrometer

Dandy Roll

1900-1930

Photographs illustrating native paper-making in Kashmir

Hand Paper Mould Watermarks

1900-191920

Model of Rag engine (scale 1:8)

Model of steam heated paper calendering rolls, 1840-1918

1840-1918

Government Stamp (c. 1770-1790), used by English customs to stamp paper at Chepstow, for the paper tax during the reign of George III. Deeply cut brass with G.R./CROWN CUSTOMS/PAPER/ CHEPSTOW. Lignum vitae handle

Government Stamp (c. 1770-1790)

1770-1790

Basalt lava beater roller

Basalt lava beater roller

Dandy roll laid wire, 1965-1975

Wire Dandy Roll, 1965-1975

1965-1975

corner cutting machine; tall vertical frame with a fixed table and a sliding head, which is moved by a tradle mechanism. Manufactured by J. Hamilton and Sons Ltd.

Corner Cutting Machine

Board cutting slotting machine for box making. Cast iron work top with cutting machine in the middle and belt on the side on a heavy cast iron frame base. Model number 384, manufactured by W. Crosland Ltd of Manchester.

Board Cutting Slotting Machine

circa 1920

[Information from Accession Register] Perforating Machine. Foot treadle operated perforating machine for making holes in paper so it can be torn, works like a guillotine. Cast iron framing, flat wooden table either side of blade on which paper rests. Made by T C Thompson & Son, Manchester.

Perforating Machine

large cylindrical iron container, with small hatch at front. Also has drive shaft connectors at each end. manufactured by Bertrams, Edinburgh.

Cylindrical Iron Container Manufactured by Bertrams

Bridge slide. One of a pair. Manufacturer unknown. Part of NPM Collection.

Bridge Slide

mural painted on wooden board; in two parts. Depicts loggers, printing machine, papermaking and industrial workers. marked 'W.K 1978' in bottom left corner. Painter, Walter Kershaw

Mural Painting on Board

1978

Papermakers mould and deckle with special watermark, made in 1977, for use in demonstrations

Papermakers mould and deckle with special watermark

1977

Model (scale 1:8) of a modern form of the " Hollander", a breaking engine for making 'half-stuff' from rags, one spare bed plate from above

Model of breaking engine for making half stuff from rags, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Papermaking equipment - vat, made by Roberts in 1900

Papermaking equipment - vat

1900

Paper mould with "Stalybridge Corporation Mortgage" watermark.

Paper Mould with "Stalybridge Corporation Mortgage" Watermark

Paper mould with "Manchester Corporation" watermark.

Paper Mould with "Manchester Corporation" Watermark

Papermakers' microscope by Bausch & Lomb, USA, c1930

Papermakers' microscope by Bausch & Lomb

circa 1930

Shamish hand papermaking mould and deckle

Shamish hand papermaking mould and deckle

Scales for weighing paper, with wooden framed body with wheels at one end, handles at the other with R.H. Wood, Maidstone engraved.

Scales for weighing paper

Cylinder mould papermaking machine consisting of mould unit with drum or mould making paper about 12 inches wide. Three sections: Wet end, dry end, and assembly.

papermaking machine

screen of 'organdie', mounted on frame hinged to chip board base. Soft wood constructoin, and home made. Has various inks with homemade 'squegee'.

silk screen press

Book on Japanese Paper Mill, in Japanese. Green rexine with orange slip case. With photos.

Book on Japanese Paper Mill

List of English, Scottish and Irish paper mills and makers dated 1837 and a pamphlet 'Resin sizing of paper', 1900, and 'Further notes on Early papermaking near Edinburgh' by Waterson

Resin sizing of paper and Further notes on Early papermaking near Edinburgh

1837-1900

Hand operated machine tool, presumed to be a paper guillotine, made by James F Vickery, Manchester.

Hand Operated Machine Tool by James F Vickery