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When did John Dickinson develop the cylinder paper machine?
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Paper mill in British Columbia, Canada.
In the field of papermaking, John Dickinson invented the cylinder machine in 1809. This device, which revolutionized the production of paper and paperboard, functions by using one or more wire-screened tubes that rotate within a vat of pulp and water to form a continuous web of fiber.12