Making paper by hand (1)
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Making paper by hand (1)
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 14 Oct 2023
Visitors to the Papermaking Museum at Penicuik have a chance to help make a sheet of paper. Pulp is caught on a rectangular mesh and carefully removed and transferred to the screw press to squeeze out the excess water.
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Image Location
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55.825093
Longitude
-3.222175