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The Story of Paper

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The Imperial Paper Mill, Schlögelmühle in Payerbach in Lower Austria was in operation from 1851 to 1982 and was one of the largest paper factories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Full Day's Work token from approx 1860 - 1890




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Ballyclare was the home of papermaking in Ireland for over 200 years, the Paper Mill employing 800 workers at its peak before its closure in 1951.



Paper Mill Dining Room Token c.1892




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Issued on 7 June 1956    Paper Industry      (Canada)



Issued on 4 December 1956, overprinted with a 'G'




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Staying in Canada............................Issued on 1 April 1952 in a series 'Canada's Natural Resources'


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Issued in 1970 for the 50th Anniversary of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, with the capital in Petrozavodsk.



Lettering:
1920 1970 * КАРЕЛЬСКАЯ АССР KARJALAN ASNT *
50
ЛЕТ

Translation:
1920 1970 Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
50 years



Paper mill.

Lettering:
В честь
50-летия
Карельской
АССР

Translation: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Karelian ASSR

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Issued on 14 May 2009 for the 275th anniversary of Räpina Paper Mill                             (Estonia)





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Souvenir note from 2021     Hugo Erfurt 1834 - 1922 erfinder der Rauhfaser (inventor of woodchip)
In 1864 Hugo Erfurt developed woodchip



Hugo Erfurt facing right. paper mill in the foreground



Representation of six European monuments:


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