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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-101021-118
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Correspondence regarding Macclesfield Silk and label gumming methods
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- 9th September 1866 (Creation)
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1 page
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English
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Summary: This page contains two documents: a brief personal letter signed by W Scott, and a business letter dated 9th September 1866 from London and Macclesfield, discussing the process and challenges of gumming labels for Macclesfield Silk, including the use of French tissue and steel dies.
