Newspaper Insulation
Posted on | November 15, 2010 | 19 Comments
Over the weekend Greg and I gutted one of the rotten corners of the house. The rotten part is an addition that extends out the backside of the original house. In the walls we found old newspapers from October 28th, 1942 used as insulation.
On the cover of The Boston Post headlines read, Beat Back New JAP Drive In Solomons, Rationing Of Butter Is Certain, 40,000 Register For Oil Rations. In 1942, The United States was in the middle of World War II (1939-1945) and times were extremely tough.
In January 1942, tires were one of the first products to be rationed because supplies of national rubber were unavailable. “Soon afterward, passenger automobiles, typewriters, sugar, gasoline, bicycles, footwear, silk, nylon, fuel oil, coffee, stoves, meat, lard, shortening and oils, cheese, butter, margarine, processed foods, dried fruits, canned milk, firewood and coal, jams, jellies, and fruit butter were rationed by November 1943″ (wikipedia).
It’s crazy to think what life would have been like 68 years ago. No butter? I would have freaked. I can’t even imagine how frightened they were of the upcoming winter with the threat of necessities being rationed. I guess why not try insulating the walls with newspapers?
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Posted on | April 22, 2009 | 27 Comments
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