Drafting forms to be applied to mechanical devices;

              40 HASKINS & SELLS July
Drafting Forms to be Applied to Mechanical Devices
Standardization in Sizes and Rulings
WHEN drafting forms the accountant
should bear in mind the fact that paper
is manufactured in standard sizes of dif­ferent
thicknesses, weights and qualities.
Paper as a subject requires much study
and can be treated here only in regard to its
effect on our purpose. The " M i l l " sizes
best known and most commonly used for
stationery are:—
Folio 17 x 22
Double F o l i o . . . . . 22 x 34
Double Cap 17 x 28
Double Double Cap 28 x 34
Royal 19 x 24
Double R o y a l . . . . 24 x 38
Medium 18 x 23
(24½ x 24½
Loose Leaf Sizes 2 4 ½ x 28½
[ 2 8½ x 28½
There are other standard sizes and any
member of the staff can obtain a schedule of
them from our files.
The following are mathematical expres­sions
in division showing how printers make
calculations for cutting paper:
9 X 11
= 4 out
= 2 out
2 2
17 x 22
8½ x 11
I 2
17 X 22