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1958-59 Asphalt Asbestos Floor Tile Identification Key
Armstrong Asphalt Floor Tile Catalogs
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Photo guide to Armstrong brand asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles made and sold in 1958 and 1959.
This article series provides a guide to identifying asphalt-asbestos flooring (1917 - ca 1960) & vinyl asbestos floor tile (ca 1952 - 1986) - these flooring products typically contain chrysotile asbestos, and possibly other asbestos forms.
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Armstrong Asphalt Asbestos Floor Tile Keys 1958-1959
1958 - Armstrong Excelon Vinyl Asbestos Floor Floor Tiles, Patterns & Color Guide
For colors for which a link is not provided below, see the earlier occurrence of that tile color in a previous year.
Excelon CORKSTYLE 9 x 9 x 1/16" thick floor tile pattern was not recommended for heavy traffic areas
Colors: as shown below, Armstrong Excelon cork patterns from left to right:
DARK 799,
MEDIUM 797,
LIGHT 798, and
DARK MEDIUM Corkstyle No. 800.
Below: the four shades of Armstrong Excelon corkstyle floor tiles in 1958 from an Armstrong Excelon floor tile catalog, cited at the end of this page. [Click to enlarge any image]
Below: Excelon DESIGNER SERIES floor tile pattern
Excelon designer series floor tiles were provided in Colors: Sand Beige 762, Maur tiles for 1958, (tile size not given, presumed 9 x 9)
available in 1/16" & 1/8" in these colors: Mint Green 760, Silver Gray 761, Mauve Taupe 764, Rose Taupe 765, Sienna Copper 765,
IVORY TAN 766 - new in 1958, shown above,
ECRU 767 (See other color examples from 1957)
Also see this DESIGNER SERIES INSTALLED FLOOR example.
Excelon EXCETER RED SPATTER 9 x 9 x 1/16" thick floor tile pattern only,
Colors Andover White 735, Bedford Gray 736, Cape Cod Beige 737, Lexington Green 738, Providence Charcoal 739, Arlington Cedar 740,
EXETER RED 741, Concord Yellow 742, Norwich Turquoise 743, Bangor Copper 744, Plymouth Pink 745) (See other color examples from 1957.
Excelon STRAIGHT GRAINED 9 x 9 x 1/16" & 1/8" thick floor tile patterns No. 767 made in 1958 is shown above.
Colors:
POWHATAN TURQUOISE No. 787 (See more asphalt-asbestos floor tile color examples from 1957).
Excelon WOODTONE 9 x 9 x 1/16" or 1/8" thick floor tile pattern
Colors:
(Light Woodtone 788, Dark Woodtone 789,
REDWOODTONE 796 - new this year, shown above) (See other color examples from 1957).
Below: catalog of Armstrong Excelon Spatter pattern floor tiles from the 1958 Catalog given at the end of this page. [Click to enlarge any image]
1959 - Armstrong Excelon Floor Vinyl Plastic Asbestos Floor Tiles, 9" x 9"
By 1959 it was common to see the word "vinyl" replacing "asphalt" in Armstrong's floor tile catalogs, as we illustrate just below.
[Click to enlarge any image]
For Armstrong floor tile colors for which a link is not provided below, see the earlier occurrence of that tile color in a previous year.
Excelon CORKSTYLE pattern vinyl asbestos floor tiles sold in 9 x 9 x 1/16" light duty use in these colors: (See corkstyle vinyl-asbestos floor color images from 1956, 1957, 1958)
Designers Series Excelon Floor (see the 1957-58 examples)
EXCELON IMPERIAL Floor Tile Patterns
Colors:
(above 1959
ARBOR GREEN No. 862 )
Tiles vinyl asbestos flooring images from 1959 - 1960
Excelon Metallic Series Floor Tiles New in 1959-60, see the 1960 information below sold in these colors: (Photos needed - uncertain if this tile was produced in 1959)
Metallic Series Excelon 9x9x 1/16" or 3/32" thickness gauge floor tiles were sold in one pattern, and in four colors
Colors:
(Taupe bronze 355, BLACK GOLD 351 Gray silvergold 354, and Redwood gold 353).
EXCELON SPATTER PATTERN Floor Tiles
Colors:
(DORSET BLACK 732 - new this year,
CORNWALL BLUE No. 733 above, Andover White 735, Bedford Gray 736, Cape Cod Beige 737, Rutland Beige 746, Worcester Gray 749 )
EXCELON STRAIGHT GRAINED FLOOR TILES Grained Floor Tiles (See tile pattern & color photos from prior years + the examples below)
Colors:
(1959 CHIPPEWA GRAY No. 703 above, 1960
MOHAVE CHARCOAL No. 786)
EXCELON STYLETONE Floor Tiles (New in 1959)
Colors:
SANDSTONE 830,
MINTONE 831,
IVORYTONE 833,
ROSETONE 834,
CEDARTONE No. 835 shown above
Woodtone Excelon Floor Tiles (see 1957-58 photos earlier on this page)
Armstrong Excelon Floor Tile Catalog 1958
- ARMSTRONG EXCELON FLOOR TILE CATALOG for 1958 [PDF], retrieved 2018/02/07, original source: https://archive.org/details/ArmstrongExcelonTile, digitized by APTI Association for Preservation Technology International, apti.org, Mike Jackson. FAIA
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On 2020-09-11 by (mod) - where can I buy more 1950s Armstrong Apache Red & White Floor Tiles
Julie I seriously doubt that you will find anyone able much less willing to sell 1950s through early 1980s asbestos containing floor tiles.
On 2020-09-11 by julie archer
I have lifted the carpet in my 1950s house and found these Armstrong tiles. They are lovely and, provided I do not tamper with them, they are safe if sealed. I need about 3 metres more to complete the floor. The red one, I think is Apache red 777 and the beige I am unsure. Where can I get the additional tiles please?
On 2020-01-29 by (mod)
Diane
You can use the add image button to post a photo with your comment.
But best is to look through the photo guides given in this article series yourself, or see the guidance at
DOES THIS FLOORING CONTAIN ASBESTOS?
On 2020-01-29 by Diane
Where can I send a picture of my tiles to see if there asbestos or not if anyone can recognize it.
On 2018-09-10 by Nancy - find the make up of Cayuga Brown #715 by Armstrong 9 x 9 inch tile ?
Where can I find the make up of Cayuga Brown #715 by Armstrong 9 x 9 inch tile ? wondering also if the backing is made of asbestos ?
On 2018-08-01 - by (mod) -
Sorry, no, Tile ID.
On 2018-08-01 by Tile Identification
Does anyone know what type brand/year/asbestos concentration this may be? The Green is approx 6x6 White appears to be about 1.5x1.5 or 2x2
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On 2018-05-13 by (mod)
Indeed depending on the manufacturer asbestos-containing floor tile was made in 6 by 6, 9 by 9, 12 x 12, and also custom sizes.
On 2018-05-13 by Rhemy
Hi I recently purchased a home that was built in 1950. I'm concerned about the tile on in the hall way and in the kitchen. However, by chance I measured the til in the hall way and it was 6 x 6. Do you have any information on 6 x 6 tile. I didn't measure the tile in the kitchen, but I believe it is the same size. I've attached pictures. Hopefully you can point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
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Citations & References
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- [1] Armstrong ® Residential Flooring - Website 05/15/2010 https://www.armstrongflooring.com/ lists current flooring products provided by the Armstrong Corporation, including Armstrong's current vinyl floor tile products at https://www.armstrongflooring.com/flooring/products/vinyl-floors
- [2] Armstrong Corporation, Corporate History - https://www.armstrongflooring.com/corporate/corporate-history.html - Web Search 05/19/2010
- [3] Armstrong vinyl asbestos floor tiles: photos of asbestos-vinyl floor tiles as catalog pages (PDF form) are at www.asbestosresource.com/asbestos/tile.html
- [5] "Asbestos in your home or at work," Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department, Winston-Salem NC 12/08
- [6] "Asbestos Floor Tile Removal", the University of Minnesota's advice on removing VAT (vinyl asbestos or asphalt asbestos floor tile) can be read in detail at www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/asbestos/floortile/index.html
- [7] Copy on file as ASBESTOS IN YOUR HOME - U.S. EPA, Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
- [8] Resilient Floor Covering Institute, 1030 15th St. NW, suite 350, Washington D.C.
- [9] Inspiring Interiors from Armstrong 1950s from Armstrong, [Paperback], Schiffer Publishing (March 1998), ISBN-10: 0764304585, ISBN-13: 978-0764304583
- [1] Interior Solutions from Armstrong the 1960s from Armstrong, [Paperback], Schiffer Publishing (March 1999), ISBN-10: 0764307002, ISBN-13: 978-0764307003
- [10] Mechanix Illustrated How-to-do-it Encyclopedia Vol 2. -1961
- [11] Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on ASBESTOS, ITS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, ROSATO 1959, D.V. Rosato, engineering consultant, Newton, MA, Reinhold Publishing, 1959 Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 59-12535 (out of print).
- [12] Congoleum Corporation, "Company History", Congoleum Corporation, Department C, P.O. Box 3127, Mercerville, NJ 08619-0127 1-609-584-3601, web-search 03/14/2011, original source: http://www.congoleum.com/history.html
- [13] David Grudzinski, Advantage Home Inspections, is a professional home inspector in Cranston, RI. 02910. He can be reached at 401-935-6547, fax- 401-490-0607 or by email to contact/us@advantagehomeinspections.us 04/26/2009
- [14] EPA Guidance for Controlling Asbestos-Containing Materials in buildings, NIAST, National Institute on Abatement Sciences & Technology, [republishing EPA public documents] 1985 ed., Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
- [15] EPA ASBESTOS MATERIALS BAN: CLARIFICATION 1999
- [16] EVER WEAR TILE CO is currently (2009) in the Terrazzo, Tile, Marble, and Mosaic Work industry in Fallon, NV. 775) 423-6221. [We do not know the company history nor whether there is an association with EverWear vinyl asbestos floor tiles discussed in this article.]
- [17] Kentile KenFlex flooring photographs:Flickr web search 5/15/2010 - see original material and other asbestos product photos
- [18] "Plastic Flooring Spreads Through the House", Jackson Hand, Guide to Home-Improvement Materials, Popular Science, April 1969, p. 154-158
- [19] Thomas Hauswirth, Managing Member of Beacon Fine Home Inspections, LLC and (in 2007) Vice President, Connecticut Association of Home Inspectors Ph. 860-526-3355 Fax 860-526-2942 beaconinspections@sbcglobal.net 06/07: thanks for photographs of transite asbestos heating ducts
- [20] Gary Randolph, Ounce of Prevention Home Inspection, LLC Buffalo, NY, for attentive reading and editing suggestions. Mr. Randolph can be reached in Buffalo, NY, at (716) 636-3865 or email: gary@ouncehome.com 3/07
- [21] Thanks to reader Matt Abel, Design Services Department, Strongwood Log Home Company, 711 Shadow Road, Waupaca WI 54981, Office (715) 258-4818, Toll Free (866) 258-4818, www.gostrongwood.com "Begin your journey home.." for vinyl asbestos floor photos, October 2010.
- [22] Thanks to reader Meryl Silvers for hexagonal floor tile photos showing a possilbe Kentile product that contained asbestos. October 2010.
- [23] Thanks to reader N.H. for providing a photo of 1970's era vinyl asbestos floor tile that we identify as most likely Armstrong Solarian Devonport white.
- [24] M.B. provided photographs of Congoleum linoleum flooring from a 1960's Tampa Florida home.
- [25] L.R. provided photographs of Armstrong Palimino Beige and Pecan Beige asphalt asbestos floor tiles, floor tile packaging and identification details, along with asbestos test lab results. Personal correspondence with DF, 10/22/2012
- [30] ASBESTOS IN YOUR HOME U.S. EPA, Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
- Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on ASBESTOS, ITS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, ROSATO 1959, D.V. Rosato, engineering consultant, Newton, MA, Reinhold Publishing, 1959 Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 59-12535 (out of print, text and images available at InspectAPedia.com).
- [32] EPA Guidance for Controlling Asbestos-Containing Materials in buildings, NIAST, National Institute on Abatement Sciences & Technology, [republishing EPA public documents] 1985 ed., Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
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