You know, one of these days, I've just GOT to make another letterhead for myself.  I did that one time a long time ago, but I had a different telephone number at the time, so I wouldn't be able to use them.  I even still have the same typewriter I once used, but I'm afraid it's down right now, so which typewriter to use?  Hmmmmmm.

I recently found some typewriter paper from a UK supplier. It seems pretty good, though I haven't done a proper compare and contrast test yet. http://www.ryman.co.uk/ryman-bond-typing-paper-a4-80gsm-100-sheets

Up close, the Ryman paper has some differences. I asked my 16 year old to do a blind feel test, and the printer paper had a more 'greasy' feel to her, while I found that the Ryman paper had a more velvet surface texture. Up at the window, there was a visible difference in the pattern of the pulp, with the Ryman paper having a more scattered appearence, while the printer paper had more parallel alignment of the pulp, with very faint lines. The Ryman paper seems to stand up to being typed on better than my cheap printer paper, with far fewer raised areas on the reverse of the paper so far. I haven't tried it on all my machines! Tomorrow I am going to do some folding, ripping, and crumpling tests, and some tests with liquids, to see how a manuscript with spilt beverage on it would fare. The longevity of the printed page is going to be interesting too. It would be nice to have some choice in weight of the Typewriter paper,  80gsm is pretty good for everyday typing but I prefer a 90gsm. Still, it's typewriter paper! I think its encouraging that Rymans think there are enough typewriter users to merit this line of paper in the UK.

Greetings All

​A couple of months ago I was in Staples and saw their "Step Forward Paper" so thought I'd give it a try. The paper is advertised as being 80% tree free and contains wheat straw. Whether this means it's made from 80% wheat straw and 20% wood pulp, I'm not sure. The paper is 21lb or 80 g/m² with a 92 brightness meaning it's not glaringly white like a lot of todays laser and inkjet papers. The only downside I can see is the paper is a little softer than normal copy paper so and doesn't stand up as well to repeated handling.

One note of interest, when writing on this paper with a fountain pen, minimal wicking and bleed through is noticed. The ink doesn't stand up on the surface quite as nicely as coated paper, but I think it would be a satisfactory paper for handwritten drafts or using a fountain pen for annotations to a typewritten draft. All the best,

​Sky

Lately I've been using letterheaded paper a friend printed for me using his Victorian printing-press on some 'Conqueror' brand A4 laid office paper. I also have some NOS 13"x8" (foolscap) 'Croxley Script personal typewriting paper', which is surprisingly different in look & feel from today's printer papers. It's also quite lightweight - I'd say less than 80gsm, but it works very well.