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The Spalding Swimming Pool at Dartmouth College by Leon V. Solon, 1921.pdf
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.

An Unique Decoration (The Norse Room), 1910.pdf
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 Mosaic Tile Co.'s Works, Zanesville, O--1897.pdf
An illustrated description of the Mosaic Tile Company plant and the process of making Herman Mueller's patented mosaic encaustic tiles. Written in 1897.

The Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, 1896.pdf
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 International Tile Company by Susan Ingham Padwee.pdf
A brief history of the International Tile Company of Brooklyn, NY (1883-c.1891) with illustrations. The ITC was the only U.S. tile company organized and financed in Britain.
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