On Feb 21, 2016, at 11:42 AM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
The lounge room in the main InfoAge building (room where we put VCF East consignment) has modern carpeting.
Beneath that is 1980s tile.
Beneath that is 1940s masonite.
Beneath that is the original 1912 oak.
InfoAge got a donation to remove the carpet, tile, and masonite, and replace the original oak with a new duplicate. Soon the floor will look to us the same way it looked to Marconi.
I have to wonder if the original oak, likely from an old growth forest, might not be able to be sanded and resurfaced. You can hardly find century-old wood these days, and when you do, it’s often pretty good wood. How nice it might be to keep the original wood upon which Marconi and associates once trod. My 2¢. 73 de Ray