Words we no longer hear add yours....

[fortyone]

Somebody said Brasso earlier but both that and Silvo are still around although they aren't cans of liquid now they are both a wadding impregnated with the stuff.


If lino is still around how about the word oilcloth (same stuff as lino I think)

[zoony]

I have lino on the kitchen floor, bathroom floor as well as in the downstairs loo. Easy clean and hardwearing. Augmented with the odd rug, poifect.

[minniemouse]

Oilcloth is still popular.


Washboard

[zoony]

Meat safe.


Flook (Daily Mail again).

[GrannyMac]

I have lino on the kitchen floor, bathroom floor as well as in the downstairs loo. Easy clean and hardwearing. Augmented with the odd rug, poifect.

Real linoleum, or vinyl flooring?  I seem to remember Lino had to be polished or it cracked, whilst modern flooring only needs a wash now and then.

[crabbyob]

lux... forsooth i did purchase two blocks this very week, right here on the sub-continent

[fortyone]

As I remember lino did crack. It was a top decorative layer over some quite brittle black stuff. I don't think polishing it would make any difference to it cracking or not though.

[zoony]

Real linoleum, or vinyl flooring?  I seem to remember Lino had to be polished or it cracked, whilst modern flooring only needs a wash now and then.

Ah...Good point Mac...It's vinyl of course.

[minniemouse]

They're not the same, Linoleum is a natural product, Vinyl is synthetic.  (Just googled it!)

[Ashy]

Congoleum

[minniemouse]

juvenile delinquent.

[GrannyMac]

Borstal

[zoony]

Iced gems.

[crabbyob]

pluck

[GrannyMac]

Iced gems.

My grandchildren sometimes have those! I used to love them.