Show how loo l oo acan dot its name every one probably has wondered why a certain size paper familiar to all who arue Is called foolscap As early as the year 1301 water marks were employed by paper ers to distinguish their products one grade of paper much in demand during the middle ages resembling what we call foolscap and known by that name had tor its water mark a tools head wearing a cap and bells the mark appeared on this grade of paper until the middle of the seven century when the figure of britannia was substituted by the manufacturers and other marks by other paper makers no one has however changed the of ake paper so we have to this day the foolscap |