Author: Susan Ing

Women and needle-making

Susan Ing One of our regular volunteers, Susan Ing, has been sorting through the many books that were donated to...

English paper mills and forged French currency

A version of this article originally appeared as two posts on the Mills Archive blog in 2019. Mills have often...

Tolkien’s Mill

This article was first published on our blog on 10/05/2019 It is a widely known fact that J. R. R....

The man in the brown paper boat: An epic voyage down the Thames

Sailing down the Thames in a brown paper boat is a rather unusual idea to say the least. One that...

Volunteer Spotlight: Milling Expressions

Mills have played a huge role in our lives for hundreds of years, from the primitive mill stone to more...

Volunteer Spotlight: Forged French Assignats Part II: Britain’s and Charles X’s Roles

You may remember from a previous blog post the story of Albury Park Paper Mill, Guildford, Surrey and forged French...

Volunteer Spotlight: A Glove Typewriter

Another fascinating, if not slightly bizarre discovery has been found amongst our paper mill journals: a novelty invention from 1891,...

Volunteer Spotlight: Albury Park Paper Mill and its Forged Assignats

When I’m looking through articles in the Archive, I’m always fascinated in discovering how mills played a part in a...

Volunteer Spotlight: Tolkien’s Token Mill

In the wake of the recent premiere of the film ‘Tolkien’, about the life of the famous author of The...

Volunteer Spotlight: Menier and the Chocolate Factory

February hosts a very popular and tasty-sounding celebration: National Chocolate Lover’s Month! In honour of this, our volunteer Susan has...

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