Discussion of type of linoleum used in warships: http://books.google.com/books?id=VoprAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA325&dq=linoleum&lr=&as_brr=1 1888 - Encyclopedia Britannica article on "Linoleum:" http://books.google.com/books?id=lqMMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA676&dq=linoleum&lr=&as_brr=1 Discussions of invention, origin & types: http://books.google.com/books?id=dKgTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA3-PA154&dq=linoleum&as_brr=1 http://books.google.com/books?id=YzIAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1197&dq=linoleum&as_brr=1 http://books.google.com/books?id=Py8uAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA3802&dq=linoleum&as_brr=1 http://books.google.com/books?id=2RE4AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=linoleum&as_brr=1#PPA249,M1 Armstrong-vs-Ringwalt 1916 (Armstrong apparently claimed 54% of the US market): http://books.google.com/books?id=gi8uAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA571&dq=linoleum&lr=&as_brr=1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "wayne Abrahamson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 02:49 Subject: Late 19th century linoleum patterns and newspapers >I am working on a eastern coastal paddlewheel steamboat that has several >square feet of linoleum laid down on the engineroom floorboards. I >completed most of the research I needed concerning linoleum, but have one >question left to answer: did certain linoleum manufacturers produce only >certain types of patterns, and if so, was there some sort of industry >catalog. It would be nice if I could match up my linoleum with a certain >manufacturer. > Also, I am concerned mainly about linoleum from the 1890s because we found > newspaper under the linoleum that dates to 1894 (Feb. 5th exactly). I was > curious if anybody knows 1) if there is any documentation showing how to > use newspapers as padding for thin linoleum 2) a good way to access > newspaper archives. Some lines on the newspaper state "Kerabergi's (?) > party active Belgrade-Feb. 5, 1894 Several demonstrations in favor of the > Servian Pretender, Prince Keraberg (?)" Also, "Mr. W.A. Chanler's African > expedition Zanzibar-Feb 5 1894 (by cable to the Herald) William Astor > Chanler left here to ------". These lines along with others may indicate > that it was the New York City newspaper Herald, and it would be nice if I > could find these pages in the archives. Any ideas would be greatly > appreciated.
