Murnane Paper Company - Basis Weights

	Book 25 X 38	Bond, Writing 17 X 22	Cover 20 X 26	Vellum Bristol 22.5 X 38.5	Printing Bristol 22.5 X 25	Index 25.5 X 30.5	Tag, Newsprint 24 X 36
Book	40	16	22	27	33	33	36
	45	18	25	30	37	37	41
	50	20	27	34	41	41	45
	60	24	33	41	50	49	55
	70	28	38	47	58	57	64
	75	30	41	51	62	61	68
	80	31	44	54	66	65	73
	90	35	49	61	75	74	82
	100	39	55	68	83	82	91
	120	47	66	81	99	98	109
Bond, Writing	33	13	18	22	27	27	30
	41	16	22	27	34	33	37
	51	20	28	34	42	42	46
	61	24	33	41	51	50	55
	71	28	39	48	59	58	65
	81	32	45	55	67	67	74
	91	36	50	62	76	75	83
Cover	91	36	50	62	76	75	83
	100	40	55	68	83	82	91
	110	43	60	74	91	90	100
	119	47	65	80	98	97	108
	146	58	80	99	121	120	133
	164	65	90	111	137	135	150
	183	72	100	123	151	150	166
Vellum Bristol	84	33	46	57	70	69	77
	99	39	54	67	82	81	90
	118	47	64	80	98	97	108
Printing Bristol	151	59	83	102	125	123	137
	181	71	99	122	150	148	165
	211	83	116	143	175	173	192
	241	95	132	163	200	198	219
	271	107	149	183	225	222	247
Index	110	43	60	74	91	90	100
	135	53	74	91	112	110	123
	170	67	93	115	141	140	155
	208	82	114	140	172	170	189
Tag, Newsprint	35	14	19	24	29	-	32
	110	43	60	74	91	90	100
	137	54	75	93	114	112	125
	165	65	90	111	137	135	150
	192	76	105	130	159	157	175
	220	87	120	148	182	180	200

TABLE OF EQUEVALENT BASIS WEIGHTS
(bold figures are basic weights)
These tables below show basic sizes and weights of the seven most widely used types of paper, and indicate what these weights become when they are translated from one basic weight to another basic weight. For example the table showes that a 60 lb. Book paper is the equivalent of a 24 lb. Ledger paper and a 33 lb. Cover paper.

All weights are for reams of 500 sheets.

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