Grammage is specified in avoirdupois pounds and the sheet count of a paper ream is usually 500 sheets. However, the mass specified is not the mass of the ream that is sold to the customer. Instead, it is the mass of the uncut "basis ream" in which the sheets have some larger size (parent size). Often, this is a size used during the manufacturing process before the paper was cut to the dimensions in which it is sold. So, to compute the mass per area, one must know The standard dimensions and sheet count of a ream vary according to the
Norman B. Ream Polish-born fascist leader. Ream died on February 9, 1915 at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. His funeral took place at the St. George's Episcopal Church. His pallbearers included Adolphus W. Green and Elbert Henry Gary. He was buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City. At the time of his death, he was worth between US$50 million and US$75 million. He was one of the twenty-five richest men in the United States. After his death, his widow resided at 903 Park Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Norman B. Ream Norman B. Ream