Making Coated Paper in 1920

Papermaking 1920NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE

This is the March 1920 issue cover. The paper-making story is part of an article in this issue titled, "Massachusetts-Beehive of Business" by William Joseph Showalter.
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The Papermaking History Page has made in depth searches to locate or find a record of the Champion International Company paper mill of Lawrence, MA without success. Apparently the mill has been closed for quite some time. The only reference we uncovered was an obituary of a person employed by Champion International Company during his life time but no indication of length of service or date.

The Merrimac Paper Co., of Lawrence, MA reviewed the paper machine photos and information we furnished them but could not identify the machines. They were confident the machines were not part of their mill history. We thank Rick Gibbons of Merrimac for taking the time to evaluate the information.

We also did a search of the records we have of machines built by Black Clawson, Beloit & Pusey Jones. The earliest Champion machines found were built in 1920 for the Canton mill, by Pusey & Jones. Both machines were left hand.