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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
"Linoleum (Deut., Fr., Ned., Pol., Sven.); linóleo (Port.); Congoleum; Linotile; Sealex; Walton; Armstrong;
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Linoleum (Deut., Fr., Ned., Pol., Sven.); linóleo (Port.); Congoleum; Linotile; Sealex; Walton; Armstrong;
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== Risks ==
  
== Other Properties ==
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* Printed linoleum is not washable.  It was designed to be lacquered then cleaned with a dust cloth. 
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* Flammable.
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
 
Alkalis soften linseed oil and will deteriorate surface.
 
Alkalis soften linseed oil and will deteriorate surface.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
 
 
Printed linoleum is not washable.  It was designed to be lacquered then cleaned with a dust cloth.  Flammable.
 
 
 
== Additional Information ==
 
 
 
Bonnie Wehle Parks Snyder, "Linoleum", in ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995.
 
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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* Bonnie Wehle Parks Snyder, "Linoleum", in ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995.
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
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* Thomas C. Jester (ed.), ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
 
* Thomas C. Jester (ed.), ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleum (Accessed Feb. 10, 2006) invented 1860 ... patented 1860 by Frederick Walton
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleum (Accessed Feb. 10, 2006) invented 1860 ... patented 1860 by Frederick Walton
  
 
* John S. Mills, Raymond White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
 
* John S. Mills, Raymond White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
  
* Website address 1  Comment: Material Explorer at www.materialexplorer.com - first made in 1860 by Frederik Walton
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* Material Explorer at www.materialexplorer.com - first made in 1860 by Frederik Walton
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 456
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 456

Latest revision as of 13:20, 8 September 2022

Description

Formerly a trademark for a resilient, washable floor covering material. Linoleum was invented in 1860 by Frederick Walton and produced in England from 1864. It is made by pressing a mixture of oxidized linseed oil, pine rosin, kauri gum, powdered cork (or wood flour) and pigment onto a burlap or canvas backing. Four basic types of linoleum were made: 1) plain, 2) jaspe, 3) inlaid and 4) printed. Linoleum was a common floor covering from the 1860s to the 1940s. Currently, the name linoleum is commonly used for a variety of other sheet type floor coverings made from synthetic resins, such as vinyl.

See also Vinyl tile.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Linoleum (Deut., Fr., Ned., Pol., Sven.); linóleo (Port.); Congoleum; Linotile; Sealex; Walton; Armstrong;

Risks

  • Printed linoleum is not washable. It was designed to be lacquered then cleaned with a dust cloth.
  • Flammable.

Physical and Chemical Properties

Alkalis soften linseed oil and will deteriorate surface.

Density 1.18 g/ml

Resources and Citations

  • Bonnie Wehle Parks Snyder, "Linoleum", in Twentieth-Century Building Materials, T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995.
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Pam Hatchfield, Pollutants in the Museum Environment, Archetype Press, London, 2002 Comment: patented in 1863
  • Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
  • John S. Mills, Raymond White, The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
  • Material Explorer at www.materialexplorer.com - first made in 1860 by Frederik Walton
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 456
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=1.18