Frank O. Butler

CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER I ARTICLES EARLY USED FOR PURPOSES NOW SUPPLIED BY PAPER

CHAPTER II PAPYRUS AND PARCHMENT

CHAPTER III THE ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF PAPER

CHAPTER IV EARLY METHODS OF PAPER-MAKING

CHAPTER V MODERN PAPER-MAKING

CHAPTER VI WATER-MARKS AND VARIETIES OF PAPER

CHAPTER VII THE EXTENT OF THE BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES

Transcriber's Notes

Transcriber’s Note

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THE STORY OF
PAPER-MAKING

THE STORY OF
PAPER-MAKING

AN ACCOUNT OF PAPER-MAKING
FROM ITS EARLIEST KNOWN RECORD
DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME

ILLUSTRATED

J. W. BUTLER PAPER COMPANY
CHICAGO :: :: :: MDCCCCI

Copyrighted
By J. W. BUTLER PAPER COMPANY
January, 1901

THE ABSENCE OF NON-TECHNICAL WORKS UPON
THIS INTERESTING SUBJECT PROMPTS THE
AUTHORS TO PRESENT A TREATISE FROM THE
STANDPOINT OF THE LAYMAN, AND FOR HIS USE