PAPER SAMPLES
While cover papers are made especially for covering pamphlets, they have many other uses in paper construction, such as linings for portfolios and boxes, mounts for pictures, book marks, and fancy envelopes.
The most common size for a full sheet of cover paper is 20"x25" and the weights vary from 15 to 100 pounds per ream of 500 sheets.
The desirable weights for rough cover papers for school use are from 40 to 70 pounds.
Weights above 50 pounds similar to those shown on the opposite page are made in a good variety of colors.
Dealers in paper can usually show also papers with a harder finish, with a more pebbly surface, or in fancy effects, and with cut or deckled edges. There are many attractive uses for fancy cover papers if a printing press be available. Calendars, place cards, menus, programs and announcements may be taken as types of this sort of work, and the list extended indefinitely.
Papers similar to those shown on the opposite page are constantly used in elementary handwork, and make a good variation from the rough surfaced papers shown on the preceding page.
Plain (super-calendared) cover papers are made in a great variety of colors and in weights varying from 15 to 75 pounds per ream.
For much of the work the lighter weights are desirable, and as these papers are sold by the pound the cost per sheet for the light weights is much less than for the heavy weights.
In a large school system this saving is considerable. High grade cover papers are made in many different styles and colors and with a variety of surface effects, both rough and smooth. The enameled covers are not used much in schools except where printing presses are introduced, and then only in upper grades and high school classes, but they are shown here for comparison. Laid covers are used so little at present that they are not illustrated here. The usual difference between a smooth cover paper and a rough cover paper consists in the extra rolling the smooth cover paper is given. Many kinds of paper are made in both rough and smooth surfaces.
Print papers are used for newspaper work and for cheap hand bills In printing offices and are frequently made up into scratch pads for pencil work. The paper is suitable for booklet making in schools where rigid economy is imperative.
In the lighter weights it is a good substitute for book paper as it is easier to sew. Book papers are usually made with a slightly grained surface similar to that used in this book, unless to be used for printing halftones or fine line work, where an enameled book paper is necessary.
Rough book paper is suitable for pencil drawings, for free cutting, for book making, and envelope making, and in general is the most useful paper available for paper work in school. Sizes of print and book papers range from 24"x36" to 36"x48" for ordinary work, altho deckled edge book paper is made as small as 12"xl8n. The most convenient size to handle in school is 24nx36", which is easily cut into eight 9"x 12n pieces per sheet. The weights of book paper range from 24"x36"-30 to 24"x36MOO, the 50 to 60 pound weights being the most used, the usual weight for print papers of this size being 30 pounds.
Flats and bonds are intended especially for writing but are used for printing also. They are adapted to booklet and envelope making in primary classes and for some of the lines of work where book papers are recommended. They come in a considerable variety of grades and sizes and weights. For this work the cheaper grades are suitable, altho it is desirable to have the better grades for occasional use and for comparison of values. Sizes of certain kinds range from 16"x21" to 28"x34", the usual sizes being 17"x22" and 19"x24". The 17"x22" cuts into four pieces of letter size 8M"x 11". Weights vary from 1 7"x22"-14 to 1 7"x22"-28 the usual weights being from 18 to 22 pounds for this size. Some of the writing papers come in tints, but white is the more usual. They may be obtained in laid or linen finish as well as the wove finish. Standard makes of writing paper are usually watermarked, which assists in identifying the different kinds.
Marble papers are used tor lining the insides of covers of books and as a finish for boxes.
Glazed papers are used principally for a finish for small boxes. They are thin enough to be easily pasted and attached to other work, and are made in many colors.
There are three types of design in marble paper, -— the spot, wave and agate, and trie size is uniform, 20"x30".
The glazed paper has a uniform size of 20"x24" and is made in many brilliant colors, besides white, black, silver and gold.
In addition to these fancy papers, there are plated papers with dull colors on one side, parchment papers for covers and for special purposes, and standard color papers valuable for the study of colors and color schemes.
While there are other papers such as plain cover paper suitable for lining, the thin lining papers finished on one side only are best and easiest to use.
Wrapping papers are made from a variety of fibres, such as manila, flax, and silk, and vary in size from 12"x18" to 40"x48". The weights vary in the 24"x36" size from 26 to 80 pounds per ream, 30 to 40 being the medium weights. There are besides the common manilla wrapping papers, white wrapping, Japanese wrapping, and tissue wrapping papers.
Blotting papers are made 19"x24" size and of weights varying from 60 to 140 pounds per ream. Besides the ordinary blotting paper, there are different styles of enameled one side blotting papers for halftone work.
Gummed paper in several colors with glue on the back is suitable for labels for books and boxes. The usual sizes are 1 7"x22" and 20"x25".
The varieties of paper are very extended and new papers are being constantly prepared for new uses. A selected list of some or these is given in chapter VII.
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