Restoring the finish on real linoleum?

Forbo still makes linoleum. Maybe pop a question or two their way?

It became somewhat popular in the '70s when Indoor/Outdoor carpeting became available. My guess is that the marketing department got a silver star for selling that idea, a gold star for getting people to put it in bathrooms. I cannot imagine having it around the toilet. Ed

I asked my landlord the same question-- he said "it seemed like a good idea at the time". But he's been removing it from any unit he renovates.

How exactly did they sell it? The drawbacks seem pretty obvious to me.

Ron Bean asks:

They sold it as "washable," which it is, outdoors where you can scrub in a cleaner and hose it off. Not the hot set up in your average kitchen or throne room, unless there are no splashers in the house.

Charlie Self "The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind." Jacques Barzun

As a complete aside, linoleum has natural germ killing properties - many third world hospitals still use lino and dont have the problems with exotic bugs like golden staph that thrive on vinyl surfaces.