Kraft paper pulp sample, Roanoke Rapids, 1909
date: label: date made
content: 1909
notes: label: Description
content: This is a sample of paper pulp that is sewn to cardboard backing. It was donated by George H. Marshall, the son of James F. Marshall and the nephew of George E. Marshall, both prominent early papermakers in the 19th century. This pulp sample is made of southern pine wood. According to information written by George H. on the back of the card, this sample was made on April 21, 1909 at the site of the first kraft wood pulp mill to be built in the United States located in Roanoke Rapids, North Caroline. George H. names himself in being “technical command” of this feat. This sample is said to be of the very first back to be made, or of the original “kraft cook.”
label: Description
content: Kraft paper is a type of paper originally made from the kraft pulping process created by Carl F. Dahl of Germany in the 1880s. While wood is pulped first in normal papermaking, the kraft process involves the processing of the cellulose pulp with sulfate to increase the strength of the paper. This paper is known for being durable and tear-resistant, with the suitable name “kraft” being derived from the German word for “strong.” Kraft paper was originally used as packaging material, but due to its durability, it has since been used for cardboard boxes and other packaging. As George H. Marshall notes in his donation, the Roanoke Rapids Paper Manufacturing Company produced the first sulphate-processed kraft paper in the United States on February 26, 1909.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: North Carolina, Roanoke Rapids
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content: Work and Industry: Forestry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: George H. Marshall, Benton Harbor, MI
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.34FP01.08
label: catalog number
content: 34FP01.08
label: accession number
content: 116793
label: catalog number
content: W7244
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Wood Pulp Sample
label: Object Name
content: kraft paper pulp sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (sleeve material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 3/4 in x 4 in; 19.685 cm x 10.16 cm