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1743

A method of making a paper filter appears in 'Select Transactions of the Honourable The Society of Improvers', which was published in Edinburgh in 1743.

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1855

'The Practical Housewife' by Robert Kemp Philp, published by Ward and Lock in London in 1855 contains instructions for folding a paper filter.

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1882

'Die Schulwerkstatt' by E Barth and W Niederly, which was published in Bielefeld and Leipzig in 1882, contains diagrams for folding a paper filter.

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1892

'Le Travail Manuel a L'ecole Primaire' by Jully & Rocheron, which was published by Librairie Classique Eugene Belin in Paris in 1892 contains instructions for making a simple filter.

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1895

A similar, though improved, filter appears in 'L'enseignement manuel dans les ecoles du degre primaire (garcons)' by Rene Leblanc, which was published by Librairie Larousse in Paris in 1895.

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1903

'La Ensenanza del Trabajo Manuel' by Pedro de Alcántara García and Teodosio Leal y Quiroga, which was published in Madrid in 1903, contains instructions for folding a paper filter suitable for use in a laboratory.

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1909

'Petit Manuel de Travaux d'Amateurs' by H de Graffigny, which was published by Collection A L Guyot in Paris in 1909 contains instructions for making two different kinds of filters.

Pleated Filter

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Plain Filter

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1914

An explanation of how to make a paper filter appears in 'El Trabajo Manual en la Escuela' by Félix Martí Alpera, which was published by Libreria de los Sucesores de Hernando in Madrid in 1914.

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1918

There is a section on folding pleated and unpleated filters in 'Ciencia Recreativa' by Jose Estralella, which was published by Gustavo Gili in Barcelona in 1918.

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