plurality of rollers including a suction pressure roll 16 and a blinded drilled pressure roll 18 web pick up by the felt may be facilitated through use of a steam box arrangement under the wire at the vacuum slot pick up 20 preferably a water shower 22 and uhle box combination are provided to clean and condition the felt prior to web pick up felt 14 forms a nip with a rotatable dryer can 26 which is heated by steam or other means and has a smooth solid outer surface transfer of the web w takes place at the location of suction pressure roll 16 so that roll 16 and the dryer can compact the web overall while on the dryer can the web also passes through a nip defined by the pick up felt and the dryer can in the vicinity of pressure roll 18 from that second nip continued rotation of the dryer can brings the web into contact with an imprinting fabric 30 looped about a roll 32 which may be plain or suction closely adjacent to roll 32 the web w is removed from dryer can 26 by a skinning doctor 34 and the web is applied to the imprinting fabric 30 u s patent application ser no 933 203 hulit et al filed aug 14 1978 may be referred to for details of an imprinting fabric preferred for use in connection with.