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Station at Scranton, Pa. for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway
This article is about the building of the D, L & W station and illustrates some of the Grueby tile panels in the passenger waiting room. The article was written in 1908. A contemporary article about the Grueby tile panels by Richard Mohr can be…
Canada's Clay Industries
A brief description of the clay industry in Quebec Province in 1901.
New Passenger Station Completed
A brief description of the architecture and ornamental decoration of the Lackawanna Railway Station in Scranton, PA. including the 36 Rookwood faience panels installed in the waiting room.
The Northwestern Terra Cotta Company" and "High Art Terra Cotta
The first article is about the plant and products of the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company of Chicago, and the second is about one of Northwestern's modelers, David Hunter. Both were written in 1896.
The Mosaic Tile Company's Works, Zanesville, O.
An illustrated description of the Mosaic Tile Company plant and the process of making Herman Mueller's patented mosaic encaustic tiles. Written in 1897.
An Unique Decoration
An illustrated description of "The Norse Room" in the Fort Pitt Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA along with a reprint of portions of Longfellow's poem, "The Skeleton in Armor". The tiled panels were designed and created by the Rookwood Potteries of Cincinnati,…
The Spalding Swimming Pool at Dartmouth College by Leon V. Solon
An illustrated article about the construction of the tiled Spalding Pool at Dartmouth College. The architects were Rich & Mathesius, and the tiles were manufactured by the American Encaustic Tiling Company.
The American Encaustic Tiling Company
A brief description of the history and products of this company written in 1897.
The New Jersey Terra Cotta Co., Perth Amboy, N.J.
A description of the plant, production and products of the New Jersey Terra Cotta Company.
The New Jersey Mosaic Tile Co., Matawan, N.J.
A description of the plant and tile-making process of the New Jersey Mosaic Tile Company, and of its connections to the New Jersey Terra Cotta Co. and to the Mosaic Tile Co.