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Puerto Princesa & Palawan

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…
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Puerto Princesa & Palawan

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…
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