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A full ( plano) foolscap [2] paper sheet is actually 13 + 1⁄ 2×17in (343×432mm) in size, and a folio sheet of any type is half the base sheet size. In the United States in the 19th century, paper was sold either flat or folded in half. Folded foolscap was often 12 + 1⁄ 2 by 16 inches (317mm ×406mm), but smaller and larger sizes were also found. [14] Legal foolscap of 8 by 24 inches (203mm ×610mm) was always sold ruled and folded in half at the printers by a folding machine, resulting in a leaflet 8 by 12 inches (203mm ×305mm), almost the same as modern A4 paper, which is 8.27 by 11.69 inches (210mm ×297mm) [14]
Ashbee, Andrew; Thompson, Robert; Wainwright, Jonathan. "Appendix I: 08-Watermarks and Paper Types" (PDF). Index of Manuscripts containing Consort Music. Vol.1. The Viola da Gamba Society. p.279 [29] . Retrieved 13 July 2021. Shows several types of foolscap watermark.The A4 paper is slightly smaller than the foolscap and therefore slots inside Foolscap folders or trays. ValueX Box File Paper on Board Foolscap 70mm Capacity 75mm Spine Width Clip Closure Yellow - 31819DE... Here at Stapleswe supply a huge choice of different colours and other types of document wallets in our Document Files and Foldersrange. They can help you coordinate your folders for indication purposes and paper capacity.
Pukka Brights Box File Laminated Paper on Board Foolscap 75mm Spine Width Catch Closure Assorted (Pa... F4 [15] is a paper size 210mm ×330mm (8.27in ×13.0in). [16] Although metric, based on the A4 paper size, and named to suggest that it is part of the official ISO 216 paper sizes, it is only a de facto standard.
a b Hills, Richard Leslie (2015). Papermaking in Britain 1488-1988: A Short History. History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections (reprinted.). Bloomsbury Publishing. p.52. ISBN 9781474241281.