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Mar. 03, 1953 - Tin Lino man goes to Somerset House. Mr. Karl Sommerfield.: Thirty-nine year old Karl Sommerfield, the man who invented the Tin-Lino - the portable road and airfield surface which kept aircraft flying and armies moving during vital periods in the war appeared before the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors at Somerset House again this morning. He is claiming £175, 000 Royalties on the 7£, 000, 000 worth of tin-lino used by Britain during the war. he is also putting further claims in respect of the material used by the U.S. forces during the war. Photo shows Mr. Karl Sommerfield seen when he appeared at Somerset House this morning to continue his claim for £175, 000 - plus

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