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Title
Sheet of Paper Watermarked with the Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to Mark her Coronation
Reference
YA1997.21
Production date
1952 - 1952

Creator

Guardbridge Paper Company Biography Biography
The company was established in 1873 on the site of a former whisky distillery. After various mergers and buyouts the mill was eventually bought by Curtis Fine Papers. Paper production began to decline and eventually Curtis Fine Papers went into administration in 2008. The vacant mill was bought by the University of Glasgow.

Scope and Content
Watermarked paper produced to celebrate the coronation in 1952.
Physical description
Fair
Archival history
Collected on behalf of the National Paper Museum.
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum

Associated people and organisations

Elizabeth II

Subject
Paper
Watermarks
Coronations
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.

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ITEMYA1997.21 Sheet of Paper Watermarked with the Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to Mark her Coronation