Paper - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 65400 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 31.01 MALVACEAE Althaea rosea | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Paper | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Paper | Geography Description | |||
| Uses | PaperUse: MATERIALS User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Lindsay Dr Lauder | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 00/00/1877 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Collector No | ||||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Label source: Niven 1837 - The stems were winnowed and put through 3 different hackles varying in strength and fineness, with a view to extract the woody 'Boon' (?) from the outer fibre. From the imperfect construction of the apparatus there were small p, ieces of the Boon, which the machinery was unable properly to separate causing the appearance of specks in the paper. 2. Considered worth 3/2d per lb more than best grey wrapping papers 3. Whole stem - Niven 1857, The only preparation the material underwe, nt before being sent to the paper mill was beating of the whole stems with wooden mallets and boiling them in a strong caustic ?? to separate the mucilage outer coating of the bark. The machinery at present used is not suited properly to disintegrate the, woody fibre of the stem hence the cause of the specks which are visible in the paper when held up to the light. 4. Made by De la Rue Ho Norwich from fibre prepared by Niven - said ?? having been appointed by the 'Times' to test all paper materials sent, in competition for the 1000 pounds prize (for best and cheapest substitute for rags in paper making) | ||||