Kamptulicon(?), n.[Gr. &unr_; to bend + &unr_; material, fr. &unr_; wood, matter.]A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
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Kamptulicon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamptulicon, whose name was derived from the Greek kampto ("flexible"), was a floor covering made from powdered cork and natural rubber. First patented by Elijah Galloway in 1843 ...
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Kamptulicon (Nuttall Encyclopędia)
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cork floors
Kamptulicon was the cork flooring of the 1800's. It never caught on in a big way. As I mentioned before, it was apparently a bit on the expensive side, and it wasn't as attractive ...
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Moderne Home: Linoleum. modern designers and Bauhaus
Linoleum was first made by Fredrick Walton in 1860 as a cheaper alternative to the Kamptulicon rubber floor popular during the Victorian period.
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The "Continental Sunday" in England (1889)
It comes from the cart up the street where the kamptulicon man holds forth every Sunday. The rows of floor-cloth stacked up in the cart are surmounted by a sort of banner on a pole ...
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Replacing its expensive rubber predecessor Kamptulicon, it received instant recognition and popularity. Exposing linseed oil to air forming a series of thin films till it becomes a ...
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Linoleum - The History of Linoleum
Fredrick Walton was inspired to invent linoleum as a cheap substitute for the more expensive rubber composition called Kamptulicon. Walton got the idea for his product by observing ...
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HMS Undaunted
It was expected that this preparation, which was known as "kamptulicon", would close up after shot had passed through and prevent ingress of water.
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Floorcloth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term was previously used also for materials used in place of carpeting or to protect expensive carpets, such as oilcloth, Kamptulicon or other materials.
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