Felt floor covering
Sample book

Maker & role
Robert Young Pty Ltd (closed 1956), Distributor
 Production date
1937
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Object detail

Production place
Melbourne/VIC/Australia
Collection
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection
Measurements
0 - Whole, H: 4.5 x W: 13.6 x D: 24cm (H: 45 x W: 136 x D: 240mm)
Signature & marks
Printed in gold on front: "ART FELT \ MADE IN AUSTRALIA \ STANDARD STOCK SHADES \ 1937 \ ALL PREVIOUS SHADE BOOKS CANCELLED \ ROBERT YOUNG PTY. LTD. \ MELBOURNE"

Stamped inside front cover and inside back cover: "Softgoods (Doery & Pilloy) Pty. Ltd./338 FLINDERS LANE/MELBOURNE"
Credit line
Purchase, 1998
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
Felt floor covering sample book, 'Art Felt', 1937
Description
A felt floor covering sample book containing 22 samples of felt in various single shades including red, blue, green, brown, grey and black. Felt floor covering began being advertised as 'Art Felt' or 'Art Squares' in the late 19th century. The large number of monchrome colours which were available appealed to the sensibilities of those devoted to the Aesthetic Movement. Art Felt continued to be available until around the early 1940s, though felt floor covering remained generally available until the 1960s. Feltex was the pre-eminent brand of felt floor covering in Australia between about the 1930s and the 1960s. During this period, other local and foreign manufacturers of felt supplied only small sections of the market. There are no identifiable markings to attribute this sample book to Feltex though the distributor of this collection, Robert Young Pty Ltd, also acted as the distributor of Feltex from around 1930.
Accession number
L99/21

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