Frederick Walton
Frederick Edward Walton (bap. 1834, near Halifax, d. 1928), was an English manufacturer and inventor who invented Linoleum in Staines (patented in 1860) and Lincrusta (invented in 1877).
In 1864, he formed the Linoleum Manufacturing Company and by 1869 the factory in Staines, England was exporting to Europe and the United States.[1]
Books
- Lincrusta. The Sunbury wall decoration, 1881. LCCN unk82-056986
- The infancy and development of linoleum floorcloth, 1925, 56 pp.
References
- ^ Powell, Jane; Linda Svendsen (2003). Linoleum. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 1586853031.
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1834 |
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1928 |
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