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Milled boards

A description of thick, hard cardboard, used to form the sides of books, and for mounting pictures upon, making boxes, &c. The standard sizes are:—

  • Pott 17¼ × 14¼
  • Foolscap 18½ × 14½
  • Crown 20¼ × 16¼
  • Small Half Royal 20¼ × 13
  • Large Half Royal 21 × 14
  • Short 21 × 17
  • Half Imperial 23½ × 16½
  • Small Half Ditto 23 × 15¾
  • Middle or Small Demy 22½ × 18½
  • Lar. Mdle. or Lar. Demy 23½ × 18¾
  • Large or Medium 24 × 19
  • Small Whole Royal 25¾ × 19¾
  • Large Whole Royal 28 × 21
  • Whole Imperial 32 × 22½
  • Long thin 30 × 21
  • Atlas 30 × 26
  • Long Royal 34 × 21
  • Colombier 36 × 24
  • Large Atlas 34 × 27
  • Gt. Eagle or Dbl. Elepht. 40 × 28
  • Emperor 44 × 30
  • Double Royal 46 × 21
  • Long Colombier 49 × 24
  • Long Double Elephant 50 × 27½
  • Antiquarian 54 × 30
  • Extra Antiquarian 54 × 34

Milled boards

A description of thick, hard cardboard, used to form the sides of books, and for mounting pictures upon, making boxes, &c. The standard sizes are:—

  • Pott 17¼ × 14¼
  • Foolscap 18½ × 14½
  • Crown 20¼ × 16¼
  • Small Half Royal 20¼ × 13
  • Large Half Royal 21 × 14
  • Short 21 × 17
  • Half Imperial 23½ × 16½
  • Small Half Ditto 23 × 15¾
  • Middle or Small Demy 22½ × 18½
  • Lar. Mdle. or Lar. Demy 23½ × 18¾
  • Large or Medium 24 × 19
  • Small Whole Royal 25¾ × 19¾
  • Large Whole Royal 28 × 21
  • Whole Imperial 32 × 22½
  • Long thin 30 × 21
  • Atlas 30 × 26
  • Long Royal 34 × 21
  • Colombier 36 × 24
  • Large Atlas 34 × 27
  • Gt. Eagle or Dbl. Elepht. 40 × 28
  • Emperor 44 × 30
  • Double Royal 46 × 21
  • Long Colombier 49 × 24
  • Long Double Elephant 50 × 27½
  • Antiquarian 54 × 30
  • Extra Antiquarian 54 × 34

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