This section is from the book "Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: A Guide To Correct Writing", by Thos. E. Hill. Also available from Amazon: Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: The How-To-Do-Everything Book Of Victorian America.
Flat Letter......... | 10 x 16 |
Flat Cap........... | 14 x 17 |
Double Flat Letter.... | 16 x 20 |
Flat Foolscap........................ | 13 x 16 |
Crown............................. | 15 x 19 |
Folio Post.......... | 17 x 22 |
Demy.............................. | 16 x 21 |
Medium........................... | 18 x 23 |
Check Folio........................ | 17 x 24 |
Bank Folio......................... | 19 x 24 |
Double Cap......................... | 17 x 28 |
Royal............................. | 19 x 24 |
Super Royal........................ | 20 x 28 |
Imperial........................... | 23 x 31 |
Of the different sizes there are also several different weights of each size, as Demy 20, 22, 24, 26, and 28 lbs. per ream.
Stationers usually rule, cut and fold the sizes required to make the various styles of letter and note papers - a flat sheet making one, two or four sheets of letter or note paper.
Flat Cap........... | 14 x 17 |
Crown............ | 15 x 19 |
Folio............ | 17 v 22 |
Demy............................. | 16 x 21 |
Medium........................... | 18 x 23 |
Royal............ | 19 x 24 |
Super Royal....................... | 20 x 28 |
Imperial........................... | 23 x 31 |
Elephant.......................... | 23 x 28 |
The usual sizes of these, from the different American and English manufacturers, differ but little from the above, except to fill special orders.
24 | sheets.......... | 1 | quire. | |
10½ | quires......... | 1 | token. | |
20 | quires....... | 1 | ream. | |
2 | reams...... | 1 | bundle. | |
5 | bundles..... | 1 | bale. |
 
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