He was 45 years old, born in New York, married to wife Edith. McClurg in the 1930 Census public record. UPDATE: Very quickly after I posted this story on Facebook, reader Kim jumped into action and found our Mr. Mark and team think he must not have been a lifelong employee. McClurg, but the trail quickly went cold. Mark said he tried to do more research on Mr. McClurg.” Mark also found McClurg’s surname mentioned in an old pattern book. The plaque next to it says the pattern was designed by a “Mr. (I will ask for a photo of the piece to add to this story - Mark is working remotely right now.) Mark told me that there is a huge, framed piece of the original product in the company’s Lancaster, Pa., office hallway leading up to the second floor. “For a long time only one color – red,” he said The company continued to sell 5352 as inlaid linoleum for some 40 years. Close! Mark Zeamer confirms that the pattern was original introduced in 1932 as an embossed inlaid linoleum. In my 2013 story about #5352, readers piped in that they had seen this flooring in use as early as 1935. Building Technology Heritage Library Collection Hit the back arrow to return to the story. Photo viewing tip: Once this story has completely loaded on your device, click on any photo, and it should enlarge up to 1000 pixels wide. He has worked for the company for 44 years, and he did historical research to prepare the revival, so he also was the perfect person to ask: Was Armstrong Flooring pattern #5352 the best-selling resilient flooring of the 20th Century? His answer: A resounding: Yes! Above: An early photo - possibly from the 1930s - of a production line making #5352 linoleum, photo courtesy Armstrong Flooring. Mark played a key role in the company’s 2020 revival of this storied pattern. McClurg” … 42 million yards sold in the first 40 years … These are hints at just a few of the things I learned about Armstrong Flooring’s famous 5352 pattern when I talked about its history with company designer Mark Zeamer.
“The Christmas pattern” … “the mysterious Mr.
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