Manila folder

A manila folder is a file folder designed to contain documents, often within a filing cabinet. Modern manila folders are typically made from card stock. The manila folder is a folder designed for transporting documents. It is traditionally made of thick, durable manila paper and sized so that full sheets of printer paper can fit inside without folding. As with the manila envelope, it is traditionally buff in color. The manila envelope, a close relative of the folder, often has a mechanism on the closing flap that allows it to be opened without damaging the envelope so that it can be reused. There are two main methods to achieve this. The first incorporates a metal clasp with two prongs, which are put through a reinforced eyelet in the flap and then bent apart to hold, while the other has a cardboard button secured tightly on the flap and a piece of string fastened on the envelope body (or the reverse arrangement) is wound around it to form a closure. In a more general sense, similar envelopes made of brown, unbleached paper, used for cheapness, are also described as manila envelopes. == History ==

Manila folders were first produced with the eponymous Manila hemp paper, made from abacá leaves fibers (Manila hemp). Before the end of the 20th century, papermakers replaced the abacá fibers with wood pulp, which cost less to source and process. Despite the change in production material, the name stuck and the original buff color remained. This family company became Hollingsworth & Vose. By 1873, the United States Department of Agriculture quoted Thomas H. Dunham, who described Manila paper as "nine-tenths jute" when praising jute production. In 1906, over 2,000,000 piculs of manila fibers were produced, making approximately 66% of the Philippines' export profits. The manila component of the name originates from Manila hemp, named after Manila, the capital of the Philippines. ==See also==