Manila paper - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 29608 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 170.04 MUSACEAE Musa textilis | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Manila paper | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | United States | TDWG Region | United States | ||
| Parts Held | Manila paper | Geography Description | United States America, Northern America | ||
| Uses | Manila paperUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Dr Asa Gray | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Made from Manila rope. Manila Hemp paper. Dr Gray, Cambridge, Mass. Sample of Manila Rope from which the paper is made? Dear Sir William, In the first package I said I will forward to you one of the large and very strong sheets (?), such as, we use for covers to large parcels - also a specimen of what I think the very best thing for genus (?) covers. This paper sells for from 11 to 13 cents (5.5 to 6.5 pence) per lb. It is nearly all made by Hollingsworths. A Gray. Sample of Manilla Paper, from J M & L Hollingsworth for Kew Gardens Museum. | ||||