Foolscap Paper.
. We are told by those who assume to know that foolscap paper 1b bo called becauso when it was first made in the thirteenth century it had a water mark representing a fool's hood 'ornamented with' a cap ggtl bells, such as jesters used to wear. Tho use of this water mark was discontinued about tho beginning of tho eighteen th century.
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Manawatu Herald, 22 February 1898, Page 4
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64Foolscap Paper. Manawatu Herald, 22 February 1898, Page 4
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