Kraft paper-pulp and paper samples, Roanoke Rapids
date: label: date made, paper pulp
content: 1909
label: date made, paper
content: 1910
notes: label: Description
content: These samples are of Kraft paper pulp and Kraft paper mounted to a cardboard backing. This object 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. According to George H., these samples were made in the first paper mill to utilize the sulphate process, or kraft process, in the United States, which was located in Roanoke Rapids, North Caroline. The pulp sample is said to be of the general run of the product on September 21, 1909, and the paper sample was made on January 28, 1910. Both samples are made of southern pine.
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content: Kraft paper is a type of paper originally made from the kraft pulping process created by Carl F. Dahl of Germany in the 1880s.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: Agriculture and Natural Resources
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.34FP01.07
label: catalog number
content: 34FP01.07
label: accession number
content: 116793
label: catalog number
content: W7243
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Paper-Pulp Samples
label: Object Name
content: kraft paper-pulp samples
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (sleeve material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 3/4 in x 5 in; 19.685 cm x 12.7 cm