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PAPER AND ITS USES
Sizes of Writing Papers, Etc.[1] With the Extremes of the Usual Stock Weights
Name of Paper. | Size in Inches. | Area in Square Inches. | Extremes of Stock Weights. |
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Lb. per ream. | |||
Pott | 15 × 12½ | 187½ | 7–12 |
Foolscap | 16½ × 13¼ | 218 | 7–22 |
Pinched post | 18½ × 14¾ | 272⅞ | 10–28 |
Post | 19 × 15¼ | 289¾ | 11–30 |
Demy | 20 × 15½ | 310 | 20–25 |
Sheet-and-a-half foolscap | 24½ × 13¼ | 324⅞ | 24 |
Copy | 20 × 16½ | 330 | 15–19 |
Large post | 21 × 16½ | 346½ | 11–28 |
Double pott | 25 × 15 | 375 | 14–40 |
Medium | 22 × 17½ | 385 | 13–34 |
Double foolscap | 26½ × 16½ | 437¼ | 14–40 |
Royal | 24 × 19 | 456 | 28–44 |
Super-royal | 27 × 19¼ | 519¾ | 52–54 |
Double post | 30½ × 19 | 579½ | 20–60 |
Double„ demy | 31 × 20 | 620 | 40–50 |
Elephant | 28 × 23 | 644 | 40–60 |
Imperial | 30 × 22 | 660 | 70–72 |
Double large post | 33 × 21 | 693 | 20–60 |
Atlas | 34 × 26 | 884 | 85–100 |
Double royal | 38 × 24 | 912 | 54–88 |
Double„ elephant | 40 × 27 | 1,080 | 130–140 |
Double„ imperial | 44 × 30 | 1,320 | 140 |
- ↑ Including coloured paper and papers detailed in next page.