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The Head Box of the Fourdrinier and Flat Screen Surface
The Head Box of the Fourdrinier and Flat Screen Surface

Date: 1960
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Martin N. Turgeon

Description: Head box of the Fourdrinier and its continuous flat woven wire screened belt in Madawaska Maine's Fraser Limited mill. The head box is the part of the machine that assures an even spread of pulp on the width of the flat woven wire surface. The paper sheet is fabricated on the fourdrinier's continuous screen.

Subject: Maine, Logging, Paper Industry, Madawaska