Selbstabnahme-Papiermaschine

English translation: continuous paper-making machine

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German term or phrase:	Selbstabnahme-Papiermaschine
English translation:	continuous paper-making machine
Entered by:	Valentín Hernández Lima

18:00 Dec 12, 2003

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / HISTORY OF PAPER

German term or phrase: Selbstabnahme-Papiermaschine

Dear friends,

In a brief history of paper, I found that a was invented around 1830. What would the Selbstabnahme bit of the term imply and how would the machine be called accordingly today in English?

Bis 1830 folgen viele bedeutende Entwicklungen u.a. die Erfindung des Trockenzylinders mit Filz, eine Querschneidevorrichtung und die Selbstabnahme-Papiermaschine (1827-1829).

Heartfelt thanks for any pointers.

Valentín Hernández Lima KudoZ activity Questions: 292 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 6608 Spain
Local time: 03:50

"continuous paper-making machine" (Fourdrinier machine)

Explanation:
This might be it - the fourdrinier machine was invented in 1827. These links should help, anyway:

http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/technology/paper_donkin.sh...

http://www.ipst.gatech.edu/amp/collection/museum_machine.htm

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Just a quick explanation - i think the \"selbstabnahme\" is the \"continuous\" part - the first link says this:

\"This revolutionary new machine was able to produce continuous rolls of paper. Previously, all paper was manufactured sheet by sheet, a slow and labour-intensive process.\"

Selected response from:

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 21:50

Grading comment

My appreciation to both of you.
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Summary of answers provided

"continuous paper-making machine" (Fourdrinier machine)

Hilary Davies Shelby

with automatic take-off

Armorel Young

autofeed?

Hilary Davies Shelby

Answers

52 mins confidence:

autofeed?

Explanation:
Just a guess, i'll see if i can find out more...

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 641

59 mins confidence:

"continuous paper-making machine" (Fourdrinier machine)

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 641

Grading comment

My appreciation to both of you.

2 hrs confidence:

with automatic take-off

Explanation:
my instinct is to see this as a reference to a machine that doesn't need a person standing over it to collect each piece of paper as it emerges (in other words, I'm with Hilary but I think it refers to the end product coming out of the machine, not to things going in. But I'm struggling to find any references to back up my hunch.

Armorel Young
Local time: 03:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 4700

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