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  2. Foxing - Wikipedia

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    Heavy foxing on the title page of an 1832 textbook. Foxing is an age-related process of deterioration that causes spots and browning on old paper documents such as books, postage stamps, old paper money and certificates. The name may be a variant form of the English West country dialect term foust and Scots foze, to become moldy. [1]

  3. Parchment vs. Wax Paper: Do You Know Which One Goes in ... - AOL

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    The most important difference is that wax paper is not heat resistant unlike parchment paper. That means you can put parchment in the oven (or other kitchen appliances like air fryers ) up to 425 ...

  4. Page (paper) - Wikipedia

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    A page is one side of a leaf (a sheet or half-sheet) of paper, parchment or other material (or electronic media) in a book, magazine, newspaper, or other collection of sheets, on which text or illustrations can be printed, written or drawn, to create documents.

  5. Waxed paper - Wikipedia

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    Natural wax was largely replaced for the making of waxed paper (or paraffine paper) after Herman Frasch developed ways of purifying paraffin and coating paper with it in 1876. [2] Waxed paper is commonly used in cooking for its non-stick properties, and wrapping food for storage, such as cookies , as it keeps water out or in.

  6. Conservation and restoration of parchment - Wikipedia

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    Japanese paper: Paper is dissimilar to parchment in both appearance and behavior, which can pose the future issue of storing an object with composite materials. Paper infills can be toned with watercolor or acrylic paints to better match the original parchment appearance. Acrylic-toned papers are treated with various adhesives such as B-72 ...

  7. Parchment paper - Wikipedia

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    Parchment paper for baking. Parchment paper, also known as baking paper, is a cellulose-based paper whose material has been processed so as to obtain additional properties such as non-stickiness, grease resistance, resistance to humidity and heat resistance. It is commonly used in baking and cooking as a

  8. A Cheaper Alternative to Tissues -- Savings Experiment - AOL

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    First, take a roll of toilet paper and cut down the length of the cardboard center with your scissors. Remove the tube. Take an empty square tissue box and cut three sides along the bottom.

  9. Fireproof banknote - Wikipedia

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    Euro paper banknotes can be made fireproof. The fireproof banknote is a demonstration of putting a banknote , previously soaked in 50% ( v/v ) alcohol fuel solution, to a flame . The fire is lit and later extinguished by itself without the banknote being burnt. [ 1 ]