We have a historic linoleum rug that needs to be removed so that conservation work can occur on the floor underneath it. It measures approximately 9’x12’, and needs to be moved through a doorway that measures 29” wide and about 8’ high. We’ve thought about trying to find a large diameter cardboard tube to roll it around, but haven’t had any luck in looking for one. The linoleum is brittle and may not survive rolling well at all, but it seems to be our only choice at the moment. Has anyone done this before? Do you have any suggestions for the most successful methods of lifting, moving, and storing a historic linoleum rug?

 

Thanks,

Kathleen  

 

Kathleen O’Hara

Collections Manager and Registrar

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

91 Orchard Street

New York, NY  10002

Tel: 212-431-0233 ext. 226

www.tenement.org