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Cork-Tone: Goodyear, 1957

This illustration of a Space-Age dressing table from 1957 shows laminates on the march: Formica-like surfaces on the storage unit and countertop, as well as spatter-patterned vinyl flooring that comes halfway up the walls. The result was evidently so mesmerizing, you couldn’t take your eyes off the floor. And: Those potted plants had better be artificial. And: We like the way that purple umbrella matches Milady’s drawers.

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Goodyear Triple-Tone True Vinyl flooring in Cork-Tone and Vanilla Beige looked like cork, but was more durable as well as waterproof and came in sheets. Click on the picture for the full-size image.

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