“In 1922, inventor Ellis Stenman of Rockport, Massachusetts set out to construct a summer home with thousands of recycled newspapers. Eventually, he began crafting chairs, tables, lamps, and even a piano out of rolled-up newspaper, held together by a glue he created himself out of flour, water, and apple peels.”
Images by Casey Bisson and Mike
Thank you to Treehugger and John Pollock
Wow! Love the idea of all the hidden stories in all those newspapers just being there and not being able to be read or seen.
That’s incredible. Is the wall in that last photo falling apart or was that done on purpose? Because it looks really nifty.
“I don’t really know why unless he was just really thrifty or something.” — http://www.paperhouserockport.com/interview.html
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@Steven Riley Yes! If those wall could talk…