Bamboo paper - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 34285 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 200.00 POACEAE | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Bamboo paper | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Guyana | TDWG Region | Guyana | ||
| Parts Held | Bamboo paper | Geography Description | Guyana, Southern America, Northern South America, Demerera, (British Guiana) | ||
| Uses | Bamboo paperUse: MATERIALS User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Routledge Thos | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 00/00/1875 | Donor Notes | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: A treatise on Bamboo as a paper making material. Printed on paper made from bamboo stems. Obtained from Demerara. The inside of this pamphlet is printed on paper made from Bamboo by the author at Ford Works Sunderland Sept. 1875. The Bamboo, stems operated upon come from Demerara and were from 12 to 20 feet long. all but the extreme ends were used. Signed T Routledge. Clanburgh, Sunderland 9th Oct 1875. To Thiselton-Dyer, My dear sir, the glass case I made would be rather bulky for your some, what limited space, so I will send you samples of esparto I have prepared with paper idem bamboo idem maize idem nigape?? these you can aporta rolonte.I really hardly can say what height the stems should be when cut, but if 2 could be spaced, say one 15 f, eet one 25 feet? the latter the first full seasons growth I should be glad. Following are 5 pages of similar prattle!!. See letters enclosed, and the Booklet 'Bamboo As A Paper Making Material'. | ||||