This short video offers a glimpse into the process of making paper.  In this video, #29 cotton fibers are beat in the Lab's 1.5lb capacity Oracle Hollander beater from Lee McDonald and then calcium carbonate and internal size are added.  Then the fibers are transferred to vats, with additional water added, where a mold and deckle are used to pull the fibers into a sheet of paper.

The Preservation Lab purchased this beater with funds from a "Third Century Research Materials" (2015) grant from the University of Cincinnati.