Everything about Blotting Paper totally explained
Blotting paper is a
type of
paper or other
material which is used to absorb an excess of
substance (such as
ink or
oil) from the
surface of an
object.
Examples of its use include absorbing the excess
ink left on
parchment after writing with a
fountain pen, removal of excess
lipstick or facial oils in
cosmetic testing, or removal of excess dye after
staining.
When used to remove ink from writings, the writing may appear in reverse on the surface of the blotting paper, a phenomenon which has been used as a
plot device in a number of
detective stories.
Blotting is frequently necessary when using
dip pens and occasionally when using
fountain pens. This was first done by sprinkling
pounce over the wet ink. Blotting paper is reputed to be first referred to in the English language in the 1400s but there's a tradition in Norfolk, England that it was invented by accident at Lyng Mill on the river Wensum. This may be wrong as this was expressly a paper mill until about 1830, although it's clear that it did make paper before this time as it was referred to as Mr Hamerton's mill and there are many texts describing it as a paper mill in the 18th Century. However, the process of making blotting paper in bulk rather than by hand may be what was created at Lyng.
Certain drugs, most notably
LSD, are distributed on blotting paper. A liquid solution of the drug is applied to the paper, which commonly is perforated into individual doses and artfully decorated.
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