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Object Name:
Paper
Object ID:
2019.045
Creator:
Franconia Paper Corporation
Place of Origin:
Lincoln, NH
Date:
circa 1970
Description:
Ream of paper in sealed brown paper wrapper. Printed paper label adhered to one side of package: "WHITE PRESSMANS [5]00 Sheets / Grain Long / Sulphite - Watermarked / 8½X5½-2 / BOND SUB. 16 / FRANCONIA PAPER CORPORATION LINCOLN, NEW HAMPSHIRE".
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-1.8 W-5.6 L-8.7 inches
Provenance:
Accompanied by handwritten note: "One of the last reams of paper from the Franconia Paper Mill in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Dedicated in memory of Albert "Pete" Bellerose, who worked there for 45 years as a Foreman and Beater Engineer. Donated by Peter Prunier, 45 Garvin St., Manchester, NH 03104."

The Franconia Paper Corporation (1950-1970) occupied the former J. E. Henry paper mill, built in 1902.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Manchester Historic Association
Subjects:
Paper, Paper industry
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