The Roots of Papermaking

Raw Materials used in papermaking

Traditional Methods of papermaking

Changes in Production Practice

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Changes in Production Practice

By the start of the nineteenth century many working in the industry were beginning to experiment with mechanisation. The introduction of machinery into papermaking revolutionised a process that was labour-intensive and prone to inaccuracy in a similar manner to changes brought about more generally in manufacturing by the Industrial Revolution.