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• 1 Julie // May 7, 2007 at 11:53 am

  Hi there, I enjoy reading your blog and I plan to make my on when i FINALLY start my major renovation of my house in Linesville, PA.

  I just noticed that you are interested in old linoleum. I have a lot of it in my old house, that sadly I will not be reusing.

  Do you think that anyone is interested in having it? I would love to see it get a new life.

  However, it is somewhat brittle and I wonder how easy/hard it would be to move it.

  What do you think?

  Julie in Linesville, PA

• 2 linda // May 9, 2007 at 9:43 am

  I would love to have pictures to post. I’m not personally interesting in the linoleum because I have my own. I checked eBay today and there are some linoleum entries but none have bids at the moment. I have seen TV shows where they took the linoleum and cut it to whatever size you would like and made a linoleum rug out of it. You can paint the back side, seal the paint with acrylic or poly and use it like a rug. It is great for placing near a door that doesn’t clear normal rugs. If the linoleum is curled, you can flatten it out by covering it with an electric blanket and warming it (or put it in the sun). This works with vinyl, too. I’m going to try and get one repeat of my pattern and frame it for art. The rest I am going to make linoleum rugs out of it. It would be great for porch entryways. It is a very durable material if it is in good condition. I’m not sure what makes it brittle and if there is a way to add an oil coating to it to soften it. Something to experiment with.

• 3 Kathy McKay // Jul 18, 2007 at 12:24 am

  <p>probably too late to buy that linolium from Julie, but who knows!!??</p>

  *editors ntoe: I corrected the url link that had a typo and it now is correct.

• 4 Jane Powell // Jul 26, 2007 at 4:10 am

  The lino you found is fabulous! And you’re right, probably dates to 1920s-30s. ( I should know- I wrote the book…)
  It’s sad that I’ve never been to Erie, given that I spent most summers of my childhood in Conneaut, just across the state line. Have to rectify that someday.

• 5 vicky // Jul 28, 2007 at 9:11 am

  hi!
  i’m so excited to find your website while searching for info on vintage linoleum.
  i’m working on restoring my mid 1800’s home “taking it down to the last compound” and uncovered some old linoleum.
  i’m trying to date the lino mainly because i have removed some of it and now am afraid it may contain asbestos.
  i think it may be 1920’s which will predate asbestos but i’m not sure.
  can you offer any advice on how i can find out the date.
  i think my next step may be sending it out for testing.
  thanks!

  vicky
  west middlesex, pa

• 6 linda // Jul 30, 2007 at 4:57 am

  Can you send me a photo of your linoleum? I have the Linoleum book by Jane Powell and I’ll see if it matches any from the book. That can help date it. If you can see the backside it may be helpful, too. Does it have a felt backing or burlap backing? Are you sure it is real linoleum could it be vinyl? Per the” Linoleum” book, real linoleum rarely contained asbestos but the felt underlayment or adhesives may have. Old vinyl or those 50’s or 60’s -9×9 vinyl tiles often contained asbestos.
  email thisolderiehouse@verizon.net

• 7 linda // Nov 17, 2007 at 2:14 pm

  Comment came from Heather on my discontinued blog:

  Hi, interesting to hear all your stories about old linoleum. I have uncovered a lino rug in my 1896 terrace in pembroke west wales, uk! does anyone have any idea how much they are worth and how I would go about selling it? I do have pics, for anyone that’s interested.
  heatherjones-bear@hotmail.co.uk

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