TH Saunders –
Paper Manufacture, Sample Book 1855
We are delighted to announce that our historical TH
Saunders Sample Book dating back from 1855, will be heading to a museum for
future preservation and conservation. The book in question contains a huge variety
of intricate watermarks and paper samples. Over time these have become somewhat
delicate, making it even more important to save this remarkable piece of
papermaking history.
Mark Cropper, CEO of the papermakers, James Cropper PLC at
Burnside Mill in Cumbria, is heading this project. The Cropper Foundation is a
charitable body that will preserve historical artefacts stemming from the
papermaking world. Alongside the TH Saunders book, we will be donating a
variety of deckles and moulds for handmade paper, and a selection of woollen
felts. Our neighbours at Wookey Hole Caves and Mill will also be donating items
.
The following images were taken from inside this incredible book of historic paper samples and watermarks by TH Saunders.
I know of about ten copies of this worldwide, and a handful of others that seem to have gone AWOL
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