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Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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Frederick Walton
Frederick Walton
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Walton, Frederick
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1863: Frederick Walton patented linoleum, the first...
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1863
Frederick Walton
patented linoleum, the first mass-produced floor covering.
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Harris, Melvin.
ITN Book of Firsts
. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
264
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Book of Firsts
(a British source that is not entirely reliable) gives 1863 for the patent. Panati's (American source) gives 1860.
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