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"The queer-like smell" : the Kirkcaldy linoleum industry

Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery1990
Books, Manuscripts
Mary Campbell Smith's poem about a boy travelling on a train through Fife immortalised the smell that once dominated Kirkcaldy. The smell came from the production of linoleum, a floorcovering that at one time could be found in almost every home in the country. This booklet tells the story of linoleum and the people who made it
Main title:
Imprint:
Kirkcaldy : Kirkcaldy District Council, [199-?]
Collation:
19p. : illus., photos., map, ; 21 cm
Dewey class:
677.68
Language:
English
BRN:
3425332
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