Advert for Congowall, vinyl wall covering, a DIY product, in The Practical Householder magazine, 1956
Advert for Congowall, vinyl wall covering The Practical Householder magazine, 1956, This British publication billed itself as: The National Do-it-yourself Magazine and combined the new modern era style with DIY ethics in the post-war austerity era. Congowall gave a ceramic tiled effect to kitchen and bathroom walls. The product was produced by vinyl floor covering company Congoleum, a linoleum company formed in Kirkcaldy, Scotland in 1886, later of Keamy, New Jersey USA. Vintage nineteen fifties graphics for editorial use for editorial use only.
Size: 2899px × 3780px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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