There was quite a popular effort to use paper in many ways at about that time period. Believe it or not, paper canoes and small boats were built for a while. As crazy as it seems, when saturated with doping material and paint, they worked pretty well. Of course, if abraded or torn, then they would delaminate.
Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
Mariner, Musician, Miner