Linoleum Collection

Advertisement for linoleum manufacturers
An advertisement for M Nairn & Co, floor cloth and linoleum manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, with premises also in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Paris. circa 1883

Advert, Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd, Kirkcaldy
Advert for Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd, Manufacturers of Floor Cloth, Linoleum and Cork Carpet, Kirkcaldy, Scotland. 1905

Two models in pastel tone knitwear (pale blue and pink), posing in a smart white interior with a black and white chequerboard linoleum floor

Advertisement for Linoleum
3781765 Advertisement for Linoleum; (add.info.: 1928 - Advertisement for Linoleum. Caption reads: Flooring for your home. Thanks to the elegance of the design, the easy maintenance)

Barber shop, Scunthorpe
A traditional gents barber trims a customer while another one waits his turn in a barbers shop, Scunthorope, Lincolnshire. First published in The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Treloars Inlaid Linoleum - it never looks shabby
Why is this girl like Treloars Inlaid Linoleum? Because she never looks shabby" !! Date: circa 1890s

Painting Linoleum - Smartly dressed housewife applying a protective coating onto a linoleum-covered kitchen floor while her children look on. Date: 1923

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, Second Class floor tile
White Star Line, RMS Olympic, Second Class linoleum floor tile, ex-Haltwhistle Paint Factory. Date: early 20th century

Cloisters
A linoleum cut of an interior scene, showing groups of priests conversing and reading from books within the cloisters of a cathedral or monastery. Date: circa 1923

Servilla
A linoleum cut which displays an interior scene of a cafe or events venue, possibly in Spain, a dancer is performing in the background in front of a large audience

Washerwomen
A linoleum cut portraying a group of women conversing and carrying washing bowls on their headsb by the edge of a canal. Date: 1922

Mexican Men
A linoleum cut which shows four Mexican men wearing hats and ponchos, waiting in line, both seated and standing, leaning against the wall of a building. Date: 1921

Treloar Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Treloar, specialists in floor coverings such as carpets, rugs and linoleum. The image shows Ludgate Hill in London, with a huge, red

White Star Line, RMS Olympic - framed linoleum tile
White Star Line, RMS Olympic - original linoleum tile from the barber's shop, with photo, framed and glazed. Frame 12 x 19 inches. Date: 20th century

White Star Line, RMS Olympic - linoleum tile
White Star Line, RMS Olympic - blue-green ground linoleum tile contained within a box frame. 14.5 x 14.5 inches. Date: 20th century

Advert for Linovent, which could be laid under carpets and linoleum to create extra spring and deaden noise. Date: 1932

The Baby Barber (litho)
959149 The Baby Barber (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Baby Barber. Illustration for A Phil May Medley (Graphic, 1903).); © Look and Learn

Carpet Department, Linoleum Section, Harrods (litho)
2811687 Carpet Department, Linoleum Section, Harrods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpet Department, Linoleum Section, Harrods)

A Pleasant Dining-Room in the Queens Head, Theobalds Road, London (b / w photo)
5990130 A Pleasant Dining-Room in the Queens Head, Theobalds Road, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for Treloars Inlaid Linoleum (colour litho)
731996 Advertisement for Treloars Inlaid Linoleum (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Treloars Inlaid Linoleum, with the legend)

Local students from Langbaurgh School get some experience in lino Printing techniques with the help of Middlesbrough councils Artist in Residence at Middlesbrough Art Gallery

Greeting (Begrüssung), 1912. Creator: August Macke
Greeting (Begrussung), 1912

Dining-room for a house in Highgate Village, London, 1936
Dining-room for a house in Highgate Village, London. Architect: C. H. James, F.R.I.B.A. 1936. Salubra wallpaper, linoleum floor with hand-tufted carpet designed by Marian Pepler

A cocktail bar mural in carved and enamelled linoleum in the Berkeley Hotel, Montreal, 1942
A cocktail bar mural in carved and enamelled linoleum in the Berkeley Hotel, Montreal, Canada, 1942. Gay, stylised pattern of trees, flowers and figures

Female contortionist Diana Gaye washing up
The female contortionist Diana Gaye helping (or hindering) her mother with the washing up. (1 of 2) Date: 1971

Female contortionist Diana Gaye making tea
The female contortionist Diana Gaye in the kitchen with her mother, making a pot of tea. (2 of 2) Date: 1971

A wooden ironing board in a cupboard in the wall; Parkland county alberta canada

Cut-away view of an early 20th century linoleum factory. Pictured is a machine used for clandering and finishing the linoleum inset. Dated 20th century

Doulton Bathroom Suite
Green and white is always a good colour scheme for a bathroom, although this is difficult to judge in black and white! An Art Deco Doulton bathroom suite - stylish!

SAR Offices, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
South African Railway head office, on the corner of Rissik Street and De Villiers Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1910

MAWs LINO 5
Design for linoleum by H B Garling for Maws & Co. 5 Date: 1854

maw, lino, furniture, floor, covering, linoleum, 1854, design, garling, maw s
Design for linoleum by H B Garling for Maws & Co. 7 Date: 1854

MAWs LINO 4
Design for linoleum by H B Garling for Maws & Co. 4 Date: 1854

MAWs LINO 2
Design for linoleum by H B Garling for Maws & Co. 2 Date: 1854

MISSOURI: FAMILY, 1939. Farm family in their farmhouse in Charles County, Missouri. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, 1939

Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Housing. Row of houses in which there are some silk, linoleum, and closure workers - rental $50.00 per month, 1936, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940, was an American photographer

Advertisement for Cavendish boilers with female model (Pat Knight). 1959

Thomas Storey (1825-1898) English industrialist and philanthropist from Lancashire. Storey was a mine owner, a mill owner, and leather manufacture

Thoma Storey (1825-189) English industrialist and philanthropist from Lancashire. Storey was a mine owner, a mill owner and leather manufacturer who ade his fortune in the manufacture of oil-cloth

Wiping tomato ketchup off a tiled floor, close up, high angle view

Design for Linoleum / Floor Covering in green, red and gold. Gouache on squared cartridge paper. Silver Studio. circa 1935

Design for linoleum

BALLAD OF JESSE JAMES. Linoleum cut, 1927, by John Held, Jr. for the Ballad of Jesse James

Mopping Linoleum 1940S
A typical housewife wearing a snood, uses a wet mop to clean the kitchen lino

Scrubbing Lino
Cleaning linoleum with a scrubbing brush, soap and a metal pail of fresh water and lots of elbow grease!

MAWs LINO 3
Design for linoleum by H B Garling for Maws & Co. 3

MAWs LINO 1
Design for linoleum by H B Garling for Maws & Co. 1

Mopping Kitchen Floor
A young housewife mops her kitchen linoleum floor, using a squeegy mop

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