The Armstrong Cork Company was incorporated on December 30, 1891 by Thomas M. Armstrong and John O. Glass in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company had been founded in 1860. Its industry is construction materials and its headquarters were in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1891-1929) and Lancaster, Pennsylvania (1929-present).
SUBSIDIARIES[]
- Armstrong-Gilbert Cork Company (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Armstrong Brothers Company (New York City, New York)
- Armstrong Cork & Insulation Company
- Armstrong Cork Company, Ltd. (London, England)
- Fay-Armstrong Cork Company (Chicago, Illinois)
- Lancaster Cork Works
PLANTS[]
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
- Camden, New Jersey
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Armstrong, Bro. & Company (1891-1895)
- Armstrong Cork Company (1895-1980)
- Armstrong World Industries Inc. (1980-present)
PRODUCTS[]
- Asphalt Tile
- Corkboard Insulation
- Cove Base
- "Cushion-Eze"
- Granulated Cork
- "Linogloss" Wax
- Linoleum
- Embossed Inlaid
- Style 5741
- Inlaid
- No. 0488
- "Marbelle" Inlaid
- No. 017
- No. 12 "Jaspe"
- No. 5810
- No. 3147
- No. 427
- Embossed Inlaid
- Linoleum Rugs
- No. 801
- No. 803
- No. 810
- No. 822
- No. 890
- "Linowall"
- No. 770 Foam White
- Nonpareil Cork Covering
- Nonpareil High Pressure Covering
- Printed Linoleum
- No. 8155
- "Quaker" Rugs
- "Rossell's" Opalescent Ginger Paste
ADVERTISEMENTS[]
Ice & Refrigeration (July 1892)
Ice & Refrigeration Blue Book (1911-1912)
The Engineering Catalogues of Power-Plant Equipment (1913)
The Ladies' Home Journal (January 1921)
The Architectural Forum (January 1922)
American Builder (November 1923)
McCall's Magazine (November 1923)
American Builder (March 1925)