The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-07-06
How Paper Collars are Made.

One hundred and fifty million paper col
lars, it has been estimated, are yearly used
in the United States; and statistics show
that even this immense number is steadily
increasing as improvements in the manu-
ture multiply.
The collars are made in two varieties: of
paper and cloth combined and of paper
alone. The best materials are used in the
manufacture of the paper. 1t is supplied
in heavy white sheets, sixteen by thirty
six inches in dimensions, weighing 1875
pounds to the ream. On being received in
the mandatory, it is sent to the enamel
ing room, where each sheet is covered with
thin layer of enamel and then placed on
racks heated by steam pipes until thorough
ly dry. This work is performed entirely
by hand, and the enamel mixture applied
with an ordinary brush.
After the sheets have become thoroughly
dry, they are embossed to initiate CLOTH
To produce this effect, muslin is tightly
stretchedIand pasted on plates of tin cor
Between pairs of plates thus prepared,
the paper is laid, about fourteen sheets at
a time being thus arranged, making pile
of alternate layers of paper and tin. The
whole is then passed between heavy steel
rolls, the pressure being sufficient to imprint
the threads of the cloth on the paper, so
that perfect fac sinsile is thus obtained.
Each sheet is then polished by passing it
over swiftly revolving brushes, when it is
ready to be transformed into collars. The
paper is next sent to the finishing loft,
where, by means of movable dies made Of
steel, with edges sharpened so as to pene
trate the material readily, the collars are
cut out. A heap of sheets, about eighty
in number, is arranged under press, the
die placed upon them, and the press set in
motion. A single stroke cuts through the
paper, and the collars are shaped. They
are now perfectly fiat, destitute Of button
holes, and besides, must be nodded before
they are ready for packing.
At one end of the loft are large rolls of
starched muslin, the use of which it is at
first somewhat difficult to divine. A glance
at the next process through which the col
lars pass soon affords an explanation, for
the muslin is seen cut up into little ellipti-
cal bits called patches" which are pasted
ON the extremities and middle of the collar,
Their object is to give the button holes the
necessary strength and to prevent them
tearing out when soaked by perspiration.-
A very ingenious machine puts on these
patches, cuts the button holes impresses
the imitation of stitches on the borders,
folds the collar, and stamps its size on it,
all in one motion.
The collars as fast as they are finished
by this machine, are bent or folded so as
to fit the neck. The moldirg apparatus
accomplishes its work with astonishing
quickness, although it may be fairly consid-
cred as rivalled in rapidity of motion by
the girls who pack the collars in the boxes.
A bundle of dozen is made up and
twisted into it's receptacle as if by magic,
each girl packing 10000 collars per day
The last process is to label the boxes, place
them in cases, and the goods are ready for
the market.
The cloth lined collars are the more ex-
pensive of the two varieties. They are
made of paper to which muslin, either
white or oolored, is firmly pasted, so that
no enclosing is necessary, and are cut
| out and finished in the same manner as
above described. Cuffs and false shirt
bosoms go through the same processes,
dies being used of the required FORMS
This manufacture is largely carried on in
this city.-scientifc american.