Man in charge of operating the Hollander Beater. The act of transferring the newly formed layer of pulp from the paper mould to a woollen felt. Such faults are usually caused by excess moisture in the pulp or in the felts. Clumps of fibres, particularly visible when a sheet of paper is held up to the light. A pile of damp felts interleaved with newly made sheets of paper.
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A substance which reduces the rate at which a material containing it absorbs water. Common sizes are starch, rosin, alum, gelatine, Aquapel. The paper is made at the vat. British Association of Paper Historians. By Richard L.Hills.