Paper Maker Gabe Abate Mrs. Wilson January 8, 2013

1. Ragpickers gathered cotton and linen rags. 2. The cotton and linen rags were beaten with a hammer into pulp. 3. The rags were stored and washed in a chest. 4. It was dumped into water and stirred. 5. Then a wooden frame covered with wire that looked like a screen was dipped into the mixture. 6. It was carefully lifted out holding a layer of the rag mix. 7. After drying and polishing, this would become paper.

 Cotton  Linen Rags  Wooden Frame  Hammer  Felts  Mold  Stamping Mill  ASPS-they used horns to hold up the mold

 Paper  Legal papers  Newspapers  Pamphlets

 The 1 st paper mill in America was established in 1690 by William Rittenhouse near Germantown.

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