Isaiah Deck's proposal to use mummy wrappings as a source of materials for American paper mills.
Title
Isaiah Deck's proposal to use mummy wrappings as a source of materials for American paper mills.
Subject
Mummies--Recycling--United States.
Papermaking--Equipment and supplies.
Egypt--Description and travel.
Description
Deck's observations and calculations on the amount of mummy wrappings available, and a proposal to use these as a source for making paper.
Creator
Deck, Isaiah, Jr.
Source
"On a supply of paper materials from the mummy pits of Egypt."
Transactions of the American Institute in the City of New-York. For the year 1854.
Publisher
Albany : Van Benthuysen
Date
1855.
Rights
Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.
Identifier
31140
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