Paper-Making Mold

Object/Artifact

American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Paper-Making Mold

Entry/Object ID

L2021.2

Description

A paper-making mold (screen), with modern wire mesh on top of older, 16th century accurate laid lines. 4 watermark holes. Mold only, no deckle. On loan from Peter and Donna Thomas.

Use

For making sheets of laid paper.

Collection

Historic

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mold, Papermaking

Nomenclature Class

Papermaking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

Papermaking, Tools and equipment

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

18 in

Parts

Mold 4 separate mesh pieces to cover the empty watermark holes in the mold.

Material

Wood, Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Peter & Donna Thomas

Notes

Owners of paper making screen, renewed loan in 2021 peteranddonna@cruzio.co

Related Entries

Notes

Rectangles of mesh currently in Bay 4 can be used to fill the watermark holes