Congoleum was started in 1828, in Kirkaldy, Scotland, as a manufacturer of heavy canvas sailcloth, sold to manufacturers of floorcloth, which was a precursor to linoleum. The company then moved ...

He offered him soap and a floorcloth to clean the cell. He even offered him boxer shorts – but they were dirty – and asked to see his jeans. Sometime later, when they returned to their cells ...