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What is "macotta"? A footnote would help the moderately well-prepared reader.--Wetman (talk) 07:42, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It says right in the article and the sources. Macotta is the copyrighted name[1] of a building material which consists of huge concrete slabs, coated with porcelain enamel, and edged in stainless steel. "Maul Macotta" is the name the the company in Detroit that owns the copyright, and holds an assignment of the patents to it. [2]. There are a number of patents for this stuff, held by Peter Maul, and assigned to the Maul Macotta Company. [3] Hence, "Maul Macotta". Fladrif (talk) 20:20, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I haven't found a free image of either the building or the panels to put in the article, but click on any of these to see what we're talking about.[4][5][6]Fladrif (talk)