Sample, Sales
Object number2010.46.7
Dateafter 1980
MediumCarpet, glue, paper
Credit LineGift of Richard Roth
DescriptionBlue carpet sample made into a frisbee. The interior of the frisbee has a sticker with business advertisement and maker information.Dimensions1.25 x 10 x 31.75 in. (3.2 x 25.4 x 80.6 cm)MarksThe reverse has sticker with concentric circles of text, from the perimeter inward:
Perimeter has repeated text “MR. ROTH IS MR. RUGS”;
“ “The World’s 1st Flying Carpet” / U.S. PATENT #4279097“;
Repeated text “MADE BY AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES”;
And at center “ROTH DISCOUNT / carpet warehouses / CARPETING PITTSBURGH SINCE 1936 / 412-362-2800”.
Historical NotesPart of a collection of materials related to Roth Carpet Company, which was based out of Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The Roth business was started by donor Richard Roth's father and grandfather after the St. Patrick's Day flood in 1936 which caused demand for carpet cleaners. The business closed in 2009.
Previous owner
Roth Discount Carpet Warehouses
(1936 - 2009)
On View
Not on view
after 1980
Afro-American Export-Import
Aluminum Company of America
1970-2000
S.A. Maxwell and Company, Inc.
