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the fabric that decided to be furniture, surviving spills, sailors, and a century of picnic abuse
original raincoatWaterproofed sailors before rubber existed
linseed armorLinen soaked in boiled linseed oil hardens
floor royaltyPainted oilcloth carpeted Victorian homes for decades
vinyl ancestorLargely replaced by PVC after the 1950s
book coversBound countless library volumes in durable cloth