Tag archives for WWII
Marston Matting – WWII Leftovers on Palawan
by Donna Amis Davis - @donnaamisdavis Recently I was doing some research came across the official name of a common Philippine item. Everywhere you go in the Philippines, you see fencing made from this stuff: Old Puerto Princesa Home with WWII Fence It is called Marston matting. When we first arrived in the Philippines, more than 30 years ago, a…
World War II Leftovers Get New Life
@DonnaAmisDavis Today is just a short feature - we ran across this cart made from Marsden matting, sitting behind our favorite breakfast spot Casa Linda. Marsden matting gets a new and useful life. Cart from Leftover WWII Marsden Matting Spotted outside Casa Linda Pension in Puerto Princesa, Palawan - another use for Marsden matting, that World War II leftover. This…