Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has been applied.
A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing.
A floor covering used in heavy traffic areas (kitchens, bathrooms, entrances, etc. Made up of cork, linseed oil, resins and pigments on a canvas or burlap backing, and applied from a roll. A quality material superior to many "tiles".
A flooring material composed of mixture of oxidized linseed oil, resin, and various fillers such as sawdust, ground cork, mineral filler and coloring material which is cured for several weeks in specially heated buildings. Linoleum is soft, porous, and tends to discolor and become more porous when subjected to amines and alkaline strippers and cleaners.
A flooring material composed of binders, oxidized oil and resinous material that is mixed with ground cork or wood flour and pigment. The composition is applied to a backing of felt, fabric or burlap.
a flooring made from linseed oil, cork dust, wood flour, tree resins, limestone and pigments Marbleizing - a faux finish technique which paints a surface to resemble marble
A generic name for flooring material that is installed in sheets. Most of this material today is sheet vinyl and not linoleum. Linoleum is easily damaged by a variety of chemicals.
One of the first resilient floors made, linoleum is no longer manufactured in the United States. Often used incorrectly to describe modern vinyl flooring.
A floor covering made from a combination of cork, gums, wood dust and linseed oil.
Material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork, used as a floor covering.
A surfacing material composed of a solidified mixture of linseed oil, pine rosin, fossil or other resins or rosins, or an equivalent oxidized oleoresinous binder, ground cork, wood flour, mineral fillers, and pigments bonded to a burlap, jute or other suitable backing.
Man made flooring material available in a huge variety of colours and finishes. Made from natural fibres, linseed oil and resins.
One of the first resilient floors, it was introduced in the 1800s. Made of linseed oil, gums, cork or wood dust and pigments, linoleum is no longer manufactured in the U.S. Often the term is used incorrectly to describe resilient floors made of vinyl.
An all-natural flooring material made of linseed oil, cork dust, wood flour, tree resins, ground limestone and pigments.
The oldest form of resilient floor covering. A decorative mix of oxidized drying oils, natural or synthetic resins, organic fillers, mineral fillers, curing agents, and pigments are thermoset to a suitable carrier (burlap, organic fiber felts saturated with synthetic resins or asphaltic compounds, duck, or mineral fiber sheets).
Floor covering, either sheet or tile which is made from wood filler, ground cork, pigment, together with a solidifying binder and backed with felt.
Linoleum is a floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork and rosin. Colored pigments are added to create the desired pattern and color. Because of its low cost, linoleum still sees wide use, but it is not durable and has a tendency to crack. It has been widely replaced with sheet vinyl in commercial buildings. Linoleum is very sensitive to alkalis, acids and solvents. See Marmoleum.
Floor made of binders, oxidized oil and resinous material which is mixed with ground cork or wood flour and pigment. Applied to a backing of felt, fabric or burlap.
First resilient floor made of linseed oil, gums, cork or wood dust and pigments. Widely used in the 1950's and greatly admired for the variety of patterns and colors, linoleum was replaced with vinyl flooring and has passed into history. It is no longer available in the United States.
A resilient floor covering, commonly in sheet form.
Linoleum is made from oxidized linseed oil or a combination of drying oils, wood flour, and/or ground cork, resins, and pigment.
Linoleum is a floor covering made from solidified linseed oil (linoxyn) in combination with wood flour or cork dust over a burlap or canvas backing. Pigments may be added to the materials used. In modern lay parlance, linoleum is often incorrectly used to describe vinyl flooring.