Paper for Yacht Sails.
It is said that one of the latest applications of paper is as a material for the sails of yachts. We need hardly say that a special kind of paper is employed for this novel purpose, and the following is given as an outline of the process. The pulp is treated with glue and bichromate of potash, which makes it quite insoluble after exposure to light ; tallow and soluble glass are among the other ingredients added to it. The pulp is then converted into sheets in the usual way, and two are cemented together into one. Aft t compression in a special machine, the paper is parchmentised by treatment with sulphuric acid, cleansed, and finally polished between heated metallic cylinders. The paper thus prepared is said to resemble cotton "duck," while at the wme time it is air-tight, durable, and light, and can be joined as easily as ordinary sailcloth.
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Lake County Press, Issue 907, 19 April 1900, Page 7
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