Bagasse paper pulp samples, 1909
date: label: date made
content: 1909
notes: label: Description
content: These are two separate samples of paper pulp made from bagasse, or the pulpy residue left after the extraction of juice from sugar cane. This paper pulp was made in 1909 in the private laboratory of George H. Marshall, the donor, at Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. George H. was the son of James F. Marshall and the nephew of George E. Marshall, both prominent early papermakers in the 19th century. These samples were donated alongside other material about early papermaking and papermaking with bagasse. These samples provide an early example of sustainable papermaking.
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.34FP01.04
label: catalog number
content: 34FP01.04
label: accession number
content: 116793
label: catalog number
content: W7240
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Paper Pulp Samples
label: Object Name
content: bagasse paper pulp samples
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (sleeve material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 16.51 cm