Kirkcaldy linoleum industry
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The Kirkcaldy linoleum industry was a once-thriving Scottish manufacturing sector centered in the town of Kirkcaldy, famed for producing linoleum flooring that was exported worldwide during its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy linoleum industry canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial sector
ⓘ
manufacturing industry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
industrialization of Kirkcaldy
ⓘ
port of Kirkcaldy ⓘ rail transport in Fife ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
important part of Scottish industrial heritage
ⓘ
key contributor to local economy of Kirkcaldy ⓘ major employer in Kirkcaldy ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ worldwide markets ⓘ |
| heritage |
remembered in Kirkcaldy cultural history
ⓘ
subject of local museums and exhibitions ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
declined industry
ⓘ
former major center of linoleum production ⓘ |
| industryType | flooring manufacturing ⓘ |
| influenced |
housing patterns for industrial workers in Kirkcaldy
ⓘ
urban development of Kirkcaldy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-quality patterned linoleum
ⓘ
large-scale linoleum production ⓘ significant export trade ⓘ |
| laborForce |
factory workers
ⓘ
port and transport workers ⓘ skilled pattern designers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fife
ⓘ
Kirkcaldy NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
burlap backing
ⓘ
cork dust ⓘ linseed oil ⓘ pigments ⓘ wood flour ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish heavy and light manufacturing sector ⓘ |
| peakActivity | around turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| product |
floor coverings
ⓘ
linoleum ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
changes in consumer tastes
ⓘ
competition from alternative floor coverings ⓘ globalization of manufacturing ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
continuous calendering processes
ⓘ
pattern printing techniques ⓘ |
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