Taylor Tilery (Santa Monica, CA). Santa Monica Tiles. The company produced two known catalogs, one likely in the late 1920s, the other likely in the mid-1930s. Both are combined here with hundreds of tile designs, many found in tabletops and wall plaques. 70 pages. Price: $15.
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Tile Illustrated vol. 1, no. 1. Published by the Associated Tile Manufacturers, this magazine consists of 18 Plates, each featuring architecturally designed tile installations throughout the eastern states. In this issue: St. Paul's Convent, Pittsburgh; Park Vista Apartments,New York; West Side Branch YMCA, New York; Madison Park Hospital, Brooklyn; residential bath and dressing rooms in West Newton, MA; Scarsdale, NY; Lunenburg, MA; sun porch in Media, PA; dining room in Wellesley Hills, MA; interior of Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, NJ; Athletic Club, New York; and Childs Restaurant, New York. 20 pages, 1931. New in '06. Price: $18.
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Tile Illustrated vol. 1, no. 2. Published by the Associated Tile Manufacturers, this magazine consists of 18 Plates, each featuring architecturally designed tile installations throughout the eastern states. In this issue: James J. Stafford residence, Rochester, NY; swimming pool aboard the S.S. President Hoover; estate garden fountain, Reading, PA; residential hallway, Germantown, PA; bathroom, Sound Beach, CN; St. Joseph's Church, Laconia, NH; Orienta Apartments, Mamaroneck, NY; Women's Hospital, Philadelphia; Polyclinic Hospital, New York; Valencia Theatre, Jamaica, NY; Childs Restaurant, New York; and the tea room at Hotel St. Moritz, New York. 20 pages, 1931. New in '06. Price: $18.
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Tile Illustrated vol. 1, no. 3. Published by the Associated Tile Manufacturers, this magazine consists of 18 Plates, each featuring architecturally designed tile installations throughout the eastern states. This issue features the Fisher Building in Detroit. There are also pictures of residential bathrooms in Wilmington, DE and Detroit; residential interiors in Perth Amboy, NJ, Wilmington, DE, Syracuse and Chicago; Polyclinic Hospital, New York; Court Theatre, Newark, NJ; a conservatory in Montclair, NJ; swimming pool at Southwestern High School, Detroit; and the sanctuary at Holy Angels Academy in Buffalo. 20 pages, 1931. New in '06. Price: $18.
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Tile Illustrated vol. 1, no. 4. Published by the Associated Tile Manufacturers, this magazine consists of 18 Plates, each featuring architecturally designed tile installations throughout the eastern states. This issue features the residence of H.A. Kinsel, Lake Angelus, Michigan, designed by architect Clarence Day. Others include: Church of the Incarnation, Philadelphia; J.L. Hudson Beauty Shop in Detroit; Chicago's Lying-In Hospital; Strand Theatre, Syracuse; a bathroom at the Ambassador, New York; Colton Manor, Atlantic City; residential bathrooms in Tarrytown, NY and Pittsburgh, PA; a dining room in Watertown, MA; a kitchen in Tonawanda, NY; a swimming pool in Grosse Ile, MI; and the interior of the Detroit City Power House. 20 pages, 1931. New in '06. Price: $18.
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Trent Tile Company (Trenton, NJ). This is a catalog of mantel facings, tile wall treatments, and moldings, circa 1900. The original page size (approx. 5" x 8") has been maintained with two pages represented on each photocopy. History of the company included. 31 pages. Price: $10.
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Tropico Potteries (Glendale, CA). Tropico Tiles Faience and Quarry Tiles. Floor, bathroom, countertop and fireplace installations are illustrated plus a soda fountain and a retail exterior. Also trim shapes, accessories, and a small assortment of decorative tiles not found in other catalogs. Specifications and installation instructions included along with a color chart of 24 glazes. 28 pages, c. 1930. Price: $15 with color.
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Tropico Potteries (Glendale, CA). Tile. Gladding, McBean & Co. produced this 54-page catalog of faience, wall and floor tile products in 1928. In addition to a Historical Foreword and pictures of a select number of premier installations, there are illustrations of numerous individual decorative tiles, borders, inserts, fountain heads and field designs. Product lists and specifications as well as detailed trim shapes are included. Price: $10.
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Tudor Potteries (Los Angeles, CA). Here are six full pages of individual tile designs in the colorful Hispano Moresque tradition plus fountain illustrations, mantels and trim shapes. The color version of this catalog is well worth the additional expense as the colors themselves are so vibrant. 25 pages, 1931. Price: $30 with color.
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U.S. Encaustic Tile Works (Indianapolis, IN). Pyroflash Patterns. Numerous tile floor patterns with borders are illustrated using 2 x 2, 2 x 1, 1 x 1 and a 2 pentagon-shaped tile. Includes one page of decorative inserts. 20 pages, 1927. Price: $10.
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U.S. Encaustic Tile Works (Indianapolis, IN). This is a beautifully colored, 16-page catalog of floor tile patterns with select installations. 24 glaze colors are featured. 1928. Price: $30 in color.
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U.S. Quarry Tile Co. (Parkersburg, WV). Architectural Handbook of Romany Tiles. No. 2. Informative catalog offering details on Romany Tiles grades, colors, shapes, frames and more. Includes numerous examples of Romany tile floor patterns, eight of which are in color. 20 pages, 1930. Price: $20 with color.
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U.S. Quarry Tile Co. (Parkersburg, WV). Architectural Handbook of Romany Tiles. No. 3. Includes the colors, sizes, finishes and grades of Romany Tiles Promenade Tiles, Glazed Quarry Tiles, Glazed Wall Tiles and Glazed Floor Tiles, as well as over 30 illustrations of Quarry Tile Trimmers and over 20 floor patterns. 14 pages, 1931. Price: $20 with color.
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U.S. Quarry Tile Co. (Parkersburg, WV). Romany Tiles Pattern Book. 48 pages filled with illustrations of Romany Tiles floor patterns, tile setting frames, window treatments, tile counters, tile trimmers, fountains, pedestals, garden walks, stairways and mantel designs, all with detailed specifications (how to figure quantities). 1931. Price: $10.
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U.S. Quarry Tile Co. (Canton, OH). Romany Tiles. Catalogue No. 9. This catalog contains Romany Tiles buff body glazed tiles, red body glazed tiles and quarry tiles, all with extensive trim selections. Plus 48 color swatches of the glazed wall tiles, pictures of bathroom color combinations, over 40 floor pattern examples, several in color, and numerous photographs of prominent installations around the United States. 40 pages, 1940. Price: $35 with color.
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U.S. Roofing Tile Co. (Parkersburg, VA). Quarry Tiles for Floors, Catalog No. 8. From schools to churches to hotels and hospitals, Quarry Tile floors are pictured in over 40 locations in this catalog. Also included is a list of over 500 prominent locations in the U.S. where Quarry Tile floors are installed. 116 pages, c.1920. Price: $25 with color.
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Washington Brick Lime & Sewer Pipe Co. (Spokane, WA). Waco. Dont be confused by the name; this catalog is a rare treat. Introducing Waco Art Tile, Waco Faience Tile, Waco Pavers, and Waco Quarry Tiles with size details and trim shapes. Only one page is devoted to individual tile designs; others contain fireplace, floor and fountain illustrations. 22 pages, c. 1920s. Price: $15.
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Wheatley Pottery Co. (Cincinnati, OH) Wheatley Tiles. This is a little gem of a catalog with one full page of polychrome inserts, 2 pages of "floor suggestions" showing various arrangements of decorative and field tiles, a page of mantel illustrations, another of arches, a page of typical wall designs more institutional in nature, and finally a page of trim shapes. 8 pages in full color, undated, c. 1920.
New in '06. Price: $20.
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Wheeling Tile Co. (Wheeling, WV) Decorative Tile. Over 60 decorative panels, mantels, souvenir tiles, decorative inserts and borders and table top examples enhance the pages of this illustrated catalog. 12 pages, undated. Price: $10.
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Woolenius Tile Co. (Berkeley, CA). This catalog has a select assortment of individual decorative tile designs. The balance is primarily illustrated fireplace mantels and hearths with decorative tile inserts. This is a rare one! 33 pages, 1939. Price: $10.
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