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American Encaustic Tiling Company (American, established 1875-1935)
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American Encaustic Tiling Company
Lot 370: Exceptional Advertising Tile
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American Encaustic Tiling Company
Lot 867 : Cabinet Vase
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American Encaustic Tiling Company was founded in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1875. The company planned to make a variety of tiles to compete with the English tiles that were selling in the United States for use in fireplaces and other architectural designs. The first glazed tiles were made in 1880, embossed tiles in 1881, faience tiles in the 1920s. The firm closed in 1935 and reopened in 1937 as the Shawnee Pottery. |
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