1 International Conference on the Global Status of Women and Girls Christopher Newport Universityâs College of Arts and Humanities will present a âGlobal Status of Women and Girlsâ conference, March 3-5, 2016. International Conference on the Global Status of Women and Girls Christopher Newport Universityâs College of Arts and Humanities will present a âGlobal Status of Women and Girlsâ conference, March 3-5, 2016.
Quick Answer. Printing on the reverse side of linoleum tiles often provides a homeowner with information regarding whether the linoleum contains asbestos. Scraps of unused linoleum may contain this same information. About.com warns that flooring with manufacture dates from 1952 to 1986 likely contains asbestos. When trying to remove existing flooring, inspect the reverse of the tiles, as floor removal may release asbestos.
There were other kinds of resilient materials used as flooring before vinyl was invented in the 1920s. Around the 1100s to 1200s we see rubber tile style flooring start to come into use. They mostly fade away by the end of the 1600s. In 1845 came the invention of linoleum. It was industrially manufactured in Scotland 12 years before a linoleum plant first appeared in the United States in 1872. Linoleum would be a staple in flooring for the next 70 years.