Documents in our library describe Firechek Bulletin Board Cork (Congoleum) as “vinyl foam composition sheet laminated to an asbestos backing sheet for use as wall coverings, bulletin boards and the like”.1 They give it as sold from 1962.1,2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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Pictures
How Firechek Bulletin Board Cork (Congoleum) looked: a label, photograph or catalog page from our library. Each picture has its own page and library number, so it can be cited on its own.
What each document says
Every statement about Firechek Bulletin Board Cork (Congoleum) in the documents, in each document's own words.
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1962-09-28”, said by CONGOLEUM-NARIN INC., as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “VINYL FOAM COMPOSITION SHEET LAMINATED TO AN ASBESTOS BACKING SHEET FOR USE AS WALL COVERINGS, BULLETIN BOARDS AND THE LIKE”, said by CONGOLEUM-NARIN INC., as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Label: Firechek bulletin board cork (Congoleum Industries, Inc.), Image
- Sold from: “Date of First Use in Commerce: September 28, 1962”, said by Congoleum-Nairn Inc., as recorded by U.S. Patent Office trademark file2
See also
- Congoleum on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (October 8, 1962). Not yet published in our library.
- Label: Firechek bulletin board cork (Congoleum Industries, Inc.), Image.
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