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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 843679, member: 8267&quot;]Traditional laid paper will look like this:</p><p><img src="https://3v6x691yvn532gp2411ezrib-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/default/files/story_images_2/20121205_type-laid-paper.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Paper made with a woven mold will have a more even, uniform appearance. Paper made on the fourdrinier machine (after 1803) will have fibers more aligned along the length of&nbsp; the paper, which may be what you are seeing. There is the additional complication that paper makers could use a &quot;dandy roll&quot; on the machine (after 1825), which could impress lines intended to imitate traditional laid and chain lines. Before the 1840s, paper pulp was made primarily of linen and cotton rags, and was quite durable. After 1840, paper began to be made with wood pulp, resulting in a loss of strength and longevity.</p><p>It is hard to tell from here. I am still suspicious about the way your paper has torn. But I don&#039;t know why any reproductions would have been made either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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