Sheets of paper hanging in the dryer (festoon)
Provenance : Société d’histoire de la Rivière-du-Nord, Rolland Company Fonds
Call number : P001, S06, SS06, D18, P01
Photographer : Unknown
Date : Unknown
Before 1926, rag paper was dried sheet by sheet on racks in a heated room. Festoon drying mechanized the process, enabling a continuous, faster operation.