Lansdale, PA: Franklin Tile Company, 1936. Original edition. Perfect Bound, orange cover. Quarto, pp. 140, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Typed index of designs laid in, as well as original cover letter from 1936. A beautiful trade publication from an esteemed company, which underwent several merges in the last..... More
Chicago: Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1922. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 37, illustrated with b/w drawings and color mosaic tile designs. This catalog makes a persuasive case for using tile in the home, because it is easier to keep it clean and sanitary than other flooring or wall materials..... More
Beaver Falls, PA: The Associated Tile Manufacturers, 1918. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. During the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, people learned the value of sanitation, and there was a rise in the demand for sanitary meat markets. Tiled walls, floors, ceilings..... More
Beaver Falls, PA: The Associated Tile Manufacturers, 1925. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 31, illustrated with b/w photographs. There were sanitary advantages to using tile in hospitals in the 1920s: they were waterproof and easy to clean, they were resistant to staining and abrasion; and they were attractive and..... More
