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When were vinyl asbestos tiles introduced to the public?

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floor covering Axminster carpet, late 18th or early 19th century.

Vinyl asbestos tiles were first introduced to the public at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933.1

While they were developed during this period, widespread quantity production was delayed until 1948 due to resin shortages. These tiles were an evolution of asphalt tile flooring, utilizing asbestos fibers bonded with copolymers of vinyl chloride or vinyl acetate to provide greater flexibility.12