. The Dover road : annals of an ancient turnpike. Horses; Dover road (England). 52 THE DOVER ROAD wife, with their effigies, properly carved, painted and gilt, while in various parts of the church may be found what is said to be his crest, the fool's cap, which. ARMS OF SPIELMAN A^D HIS FIEST WIFE. he used as a water-mark on a particular size of paper. " Foolscap " paper derives its name from that water- mark ; and thus, though the term now indicates a size, it was originally a trade-mark. The mark may have been derived, not from any crest, but from the long cap worn by the figure on
. The Dover road : annals of an ancient turnpike. Horses; Dover road (England). 52 THE DOVER ROAD wife, with their effigies, properly carved, painted and gilt, while in various parts of the church may be found what is said to be his crest, the fool's cap, which. ARMS OF SPIELMAN A^D HIS FIEST WIFE. he used as a water-mark on a particular size of paper. " Foolscap " paper derives its name from that water- mark ; and thus, though the term now indicates a size, it was originally a trade-mark. The mark may have been derived, not from any crest, but from the long cap worn by the figure on his wife's shield of arms ; although it was greatly changed in the process. At the same time, it is to be noted that the fool's cap water- mark occurred on paper made in Germany in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harper, Charles George, 1863-1943. Hartford, Conn. : Edwin Valentine Mitchell
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