1. Frederick Walton's father James Walton was a successful inventor and business owner from Haughton Dale near Manchester, where he owned the Haughton Dale Mill, which supplied wire for James's successful carding business.
13 Facts About Frederick Walton
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Frederick Walton was educated at Horton School, in Bradford and at the Wakefield Proprietary School.
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In 1855, Frederick joined his father James and brother William in the family wire card-making business of Walton and Sons, in Haughton Dale.
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Frederick Walton spent much of his time working on new techniques for the business.
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Later in 1857, they dissolved the partnership and Frederick moved to Hammersmith, where he set up his own company to continue his work.
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Frederick Walton experimented with the oxidized oil as a replacement for rubber.
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Frederick Walton discovered that combining the oil with cork and colouring agents produced a useful material for floor covering, and in 1863 patented this new material.
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Frederick Walton moved his factory to Staines, and in 1864, formed the Linoleum Manufacturing Company which, by 1869, was exporting to Europe and the United States.
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Frederick Walton spent two years in America setting up the factory and starting the business, before returning to the United Kingdom.
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Frederick Walton obtained further patents for processes related to the production of linoleum.
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Frederick Walton invented a number of related products, most notably Lincrusta, an embossed wall-covering based on linoleum, launched in 1877.
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In 1868, Frederick Walton moved to the Cwmllecoediog Estate near Aberangell, which was owned by his father.
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Frederick Walton was an avid collector of art, and painted himself.