Cedarized paper

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Description

Paper that has been treated with Cedar oil. Cedarized paper was used as an insect and moth repellent. It was wrapped around furniture and small objects prior to storage.

Authority

  • E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976

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