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Armstrong floors walls color catalog 1954 asbestos
MAJOR MANUFACTURERS USE OF ASBESTOS DOCUMENTED HERE!
Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster PA c 1954
44 page catalog removed from 1954 catalog (front cover almost off rest of catalog) shows Armstrong products: linoleum, asphalt tile, rubber tile, linotile, cork tile, Excelon tile, Corlon, custom Corlon tile, Linowall, Corkwall resiliant flooring products, wall coverings and wallboards.
Great color pages give large pics of floor colors, sizes, recommeded uses & specifications for each product. Typical retro 50s rooms decorated using the products is a highlight!
ASBESTOS referenced on pages for:
- EXCELON plastic asbestos TILE, including the Federal Specifications dated March 18, 1952 which applied to "other similar plastic asbestos tiles."
-Armstrong's Asphalt Tiles "its compostition consists of high-grade asbestos fiber, mineral pigments, and asphaltic, or resinous binders." It boasts that "exclusive manufacturing processes interlock the fibers in two directions for greater strength".
-Top-Set Cove Bases usable with all types of resilient floors "molded from the same ingredients that compose the asphalt tile."
Helpful charts & specifications given as well.
Also suggests that Armstrong linoleum is excellent for table or cabinet tops.
