Homasote is a brand name associated with the product generically known as cellulose-based fiber wall board , which is similar in composition to papier-mâché , made from recycled paper that is compressed under high temperature and pressure. Homasote contains no adhesives. It is held together by the surface tension between the paper fibers, a process that is augmented by hydrogen bonding and the presence of a wax binder (2% volume). It is available in multiple thicknesses and comes in sheets 4 by 8 feet (1.2 by 2.4 m). The Homasote Company operates a 750,000-square-foot (70,000 m) factory in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey .
18-631: The Agasote Millboard Company was founded as a division of the Bermuda Trading Company in 1909 by Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge . Outerbridge brought the process to the United States from England. The first commercial use of the panels were for lining railroad cars. In 1915, the company won a contract to use the panels as automobile tops. From 1915 to 1925, they supplied board for the tops of Ford Motor Company , Buick , Nash Motors , Studebaker , and Dodge . They also manufactured
36-476: A high-density fiberboard . The company used the material to produce roof panels for railroad cars and automobiles. In 1916, the company introduced Vehisote, a versatile fiberboard made from recycled materials, made by the company in West Trenton, New Jersey . Both the product and the company were later renamed as Homasote , and remain in active production as of 2022 . Outerbridge was the first chairman of
54-465: A larger panel, sold as "Vehisote" for truck panels. The panels were used for the exterior of field hospitals and military housing in France during WWI. By 1925, car manufacturers switched to canvas tops and Agasote lost sales, so the company heavily promoted Homasote for its versatility and insulation properties. The company then changed its name to Homasote after its now largest product. Contemporarily,
72-523: A type of cork board. It often receives hundreds of coats of paint over the years due to the product's strength. Homasote is frequently used by model railroading for the sub-roadbed or roadbed, because of its noise-deadening qualities, ease of forming into shapes used as roadbed for tracks, ease of driving nails to hold track sections to the bed, light weight and retention of form under plaster scenery. Cork , plywood , hardboard , drywall , and foam insulation are common alternatives to Homasote. Homasote
90-414: A wax binder (2% volume). It is available in multiple thicknesses and comes in sheets 4 by 8 feet (1.2 by 2.4 m). The Homasote Company operates a 750,000-square-foot (70,000 m ) factory in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey . The Agasote Millboard Company was founded as a division of the Bermuda Trading Company in 1909 by Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge . Outerbridge brought
108-403: Is a brand name associated with the product generically known as cellulose-based fiber wall board , which is similar in composition to papier-mâché , made from recycled paper that is compressed under high temperature and pressure. Homasote contains no adhesives. It is held together by the surface tension between the paper fibers, a process that is augmented by hydrogen bonding and the presence of
126-400: Is frequently used by model railroading for the sub-roadbed or roadbed, because of its noise-deadening qualities, ease of forming into shapes used as roadbed for tracks, ease of driving nails to hold track sections to the bed, light weight and retention of form under plaster scenery. Cork , plywood , hardboard , drywall , and foam insulation are common alternatives to Homasote. Homasote
144-483: Is used for blocking knit or crochet pieces. "Homosote ( sic ) is sturdy, and incredibly absorbent. It will wick water away from your garment so it dries more quickly. And it's like a bulletin board—you can stick pins in it easily." At Northwest Folklife , the dance floor in the Fisher Pavilion is built each year from two layers of Homasote overlaid with a layer of painted Masonite . The Homasote base reduces
162-416: Is used for blocking knit or crochet pieces. "Homosote ( sic ) is sturdy, and incredibly absorbent. It will wick water away from your garment so it dries more quickly. And it's like a bulletin board—you can stick pins in it easily." At Northwest Folklife , the dance floor in the Fisher Pavilion is built each year from two layers of Homasote overlaid with a layer of painted Masonite . The Homasote base reduces
180-598: The City of New York and, until his death, he was chairman of the Building Committee in charge of planning the 69th Street clubhouse. He died on November 10, 1932, at 950 Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York City . The Outerbridge Crossing , a toll bridge between Staten Island, New York, and Perth Amboy, New Jersey , is named in his honor. It opened on June 29, 1928. Homasote Homasote
198-733: The Port of New York Authority, now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . The new authority was founded on April 30, 1921, and was the first interstate agency created under a clause of the US Constitution permitting compacts between states. Outerbridge was among the founding organizers of the Richmond County Country Club on Staten Island in 1888. He was a longtime member of the Union Club of
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#1732801156466216-414: The company produces several variants of the product, including 440 SoundBarrier, Firestall Roof Deck, and Ice Deck. Homasote was widely used as wall sheeting from the 1940s into the 1970s. Due to the development of more fire-resistant gypsum board , it has decreased in popularity as a wall sheeting. Homasote is found in studio spaces and featured in many art institutions as a wall covering and doubling as
234-467: The exterior of field hospitals and military housing in France during WWI. By 1925, car manufacturers switched to canvas tops and Agasote lost sales, so the company heavily promoted Homasote for its versatility and insulation properties. The company then changed its name to Homasote after its now largest product. Contemporarily, the company produces several variants of the product, including 440 SoundBarrier, Firestall Roof Deck, and Ice Deck. Homasote
252-470: The incidence of impact injuries such as shin splints caused by dancing on the concrete floor. Homasote is used in theatrical sets as a noise deadening layer for stage platforms consisting of a 3 ⁄ 4 -inch (19 mm) plywood sublayer, a 1 ⁄ 2 -inch (13 mm) Homasote layer, and a 1 ⁄ 4 -inch (6.4 mm) Masonite top layer. Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge (March 8, 1860 – November 10, 1932)
270-424: The process to the United States from England. The first commercial use of the panels were for lining railroad cars. In 1915, the company won a contract to use the panels as automobile tops. From 1915 to 1925, they supplied board for the tops of Ford Motor Company , Buick , Nash Motors , Studebaker , and Dodge . They also manufactured a larger panel, sold as "Vehisote" for truck panels. The panels were used for
288-516: Was a businessman and promoter of patent fiberboard , and the first chairman of the interstate agency known then as the Port of New York Authority . The Outerbridge Crossing , a Port Authority bridge, was named for him. Eugenius was born on March 8, 1860, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , to Bermudians Alexander Ewing Outerbridge I and Laura Catherine Harvey. His sister, Mary Ewing Outerbridge ,
306-518: Was the founder, in 1874, of American lawn tennis which was the progenitor of modern tennis. His other siblings include Albert Albany Outerbridge, Sir Joseph Outerbridge (1843–1933), August Emelio Outerbridge (1846–1921), Harriett Harvey Outerbridge, Alexander Ewing Outerbridge II, Laura Catharine Outerbridge and Adolph John Harvey Outerbridge (1858–1928). Outerbridge incorporated the Agasote Millboard Company in 1909 to produce
324-411: Was widely used as wall sheeting from the 1940s into the 1970s. Due to the development of more fire-resistant gypsum board , it has decreased in popularity as a wall sheeting. Homasote is found in studio spaces and featured in many art institutions as a wall covering and doubling as a type of cork board. It often receives hundreds of coats of paint over the years due to the product's strength. Homasote
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