Oilcloth, also known as enameled cloth or American cloth, is close-woven cotton duck or linen cloth with a coating of boiled linseed oil to make it waterproof. == Manufacture == Boiled linseed oil was prepared by a long boiling of linseed oil with metal salts, originally lead dross.
Oilcloth, also known as enameled cloth or American cloth, is close-woven cotton duck or linen cloth with a coating of boiled linseed oil to make it waterproof. == Manufacture == Boiled linseed oil was prepared by a long boiling of linseed oil with metal salts, originally lead dross.
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