The Muskingum County Courthouse Floors: A Case Study of England's Role in the Genesis of America's Tile Industry by Michael Sims
Description
An analysis of English workers' roles in the establishment of a successful U.S. tile company--especially the role of Gilbert Elliott of the American Encaustic Tiling Company in its first years when AET Co. was contracted to manufacture and install the encaustic floor tiles for the Muskingum County Courthouse in Zanesville, Ohio.
Creator
Michael Sims
Source
Journal of the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (of Great Britain), Volume 9, 2003
Publisher
The Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society
Date
2003
Rights
Copyright 2003 by the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (of Great Britain). All rights reserved. No commercial use of this article is authorized.
The Rise of the Pottery Industry and Recent Advances in the Pottery Industry by Edwin Atlee Barber
Description
Two articles about the development of the pottery industry from ancient times to the present (1891), and about the development of the U.S. pottery and tile industries.
Creator
Edwin Atlee Barber
Source
The Popular Science Monthly, Vol. XL, December, 1891 and January, 1892
The Display Rooms of a Tile Manufactory by Leon V. Solon
Description
An article about the American Encaustic Tiling Company showrooms on East Forty-First Street in Manhattan, written by the company's artistic director in 1922.
Creator
Leon V. Solon
Source
The Architectural Record, Volume 52, No. 5, Serial No. 290