Containing 58 examples of inlaid lino for l929-30 , this sample book floated about Australia until bought by this blog at an an antique market many moons ago . A recent online search revealed that the cover has been turned into a 400- piece jigsaw puzzle featuring the name Kirkcaldy , Scotland, once billed the inlaid linoleum capital of the world, also the town that floored the world . One factory there covered 55 acres and employed 4000 people. Barry's was another factory which cashed in on the demand. The region switched to making goods for the war effort.
