Ingrain (or wood-chip) wallpaper is a decorating material. It consists of two layers of

paper Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distrib ...

with

wood fibre Wood fibres (also spelled wood fibers, see spelling differences) are usually cellulosic elements that are extracted from trees and used to make materials including paper. The end paper product (paper, paperboard, tissue, cardboard, etc.) dictate ...

in between; different kinds of ingrain

wallpaper Wallpaper is a material used in interior decoration to decorate the interior walls of domestic and public buildings. It is usually sold in rolls and is applied onto a wall using wallpaper paste. Wallpapers can come plain as "lining paper" (so ...

are distinguished by the size and form of the fibre pieces. Ingrain wallpaper was invented by

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pharmacist

Hugo Erfurt Hugo Erfurt (13 February 1834 in Schwelm – 4 March 1922 in Dahlhausen at Beyenburg) was a German pharmacist and inventor. Life He invented ingrain wallpaper Ingrain (or wood-chip) wallpaper is a decorating material. It consists of ...

in 1864; marketed by the company his grandfather founded, it was first used as a decoration for shop windows, but began seeing use as a wallpaper from the 1920s on as well. Ingrain wallpaper is the most commonly used type of wallpaper in Germany. It was also commonplace in the United Kingdom from the 1960s onwards. It can also be very difficult to remove, especially when several coats of paint have been applied.

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Paper products Wallcoverings German inventions 1864 introductions 1864 in Germany {{Industry-stub