Lincrusta and its History

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Frederick Walton was something of an inventor and entrepreneur. He had been associated for some years with the remarkably successful floor covering product, Staines Linoleum, when it occurred to him that the material was capable of development in another and totally distinct way. Instead of applying it to floors he would, with some variation in its manufacture, apply it to walls but with a modelled surface in relief instead of the printed coloured surfaces of floor covering.

A British invention, it was the brainchild of manufacturer Frederick Walton whose father pioneered linoleum floor covering in the 1860´s. Originally launched as "Linoleum Muralis", it was subsequently re-named "Lincrusta-Walton" − Lin for Linum (flax, from which linseed oil is made) and Crusta (Relief), with the inventor´s name being added to prevent other firms using the same title.

Lincrusta was launched in 1877 to instant success in a host of applications from royal homes to railway carriages. Heralded as the first washable wallcovering, it appealed to Victorians because of its sanitary properties as well as its durability and ornate effects.

Produced traditionally, using many of the original rollers, with the same care and attention to detail as ever.
First manufactured at Sunbury-on-Thames before production moved to Darwen in 1918, Lincrusta is a classic product which has never needed "improving", made from totally natural materials.

Now manufactured in a purpose-built unit at Morecambe, Lancashire, it is produced traditionally using many of the original rollers, with the same care and attention to detail as when it was first made!

Lincrusta is growing in popularity, and can be purchased in over 50 countries World Wide, its attributes are as follows:-

Hard wearing, durable, can be painted many times, and has beautiful designs that span the test of time!
 
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If you'd bothered to come back after your last bit of spamming you would have seen a few questions waiting for you before the mods deleted it. So can i politely suggest if your going to spam your product at least become an active member of the forum and offer advice or just **** off and don't come back
 
I Apologise for not being on the website more often, I will try and get 0n here once a week, But I must say I have not had any e mails to say a reply has been added to any of my posts! So How would I know anything.

I also have taken out the website and e mail address, again I am sorry for this and it wil not happen again

what I do not like is the way the last reply was worded by DCDEC!!! and being told to ---- --- this is not cricket, i have been moderated for my indecressions, what about the above

I will endevour to get on here as much as possible.

Mr Lincrusta
 
I stuck my neck out last time and asked the mods not to delete the post (because its a subject i'm interested in) which under the circumstances they could only regard as spam and breaking forum rules. The post was left up for a couple of days with questions waiting to be answered, no reply meant the post was rightly deleted.
 
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Fair comment but no need to swear as you can see I am getting e mails know so I can reply to all questions.

Regards Mr Lincrusta
 

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