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The old, "glassy" tile....
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Met History <[log in to unmask]>
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Preservationist Protection Program <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 1 Jun 2001 13:44:45 EDT
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Why, physically or chemically, is old tile (c. 1895-1930) so different from
"modern" tile, even so-called "period" repro-tile (at least what I have seen
in tile stores).

The older tile has a transparent, glassy surface, with much greater
translucence.  And it has those nice, sharp-right-angle edges (which require
very tight joints), instead of the curved-in edges (which gives setters a lot
of room to fudge).

Christopher Gray
Office for Metropolitan History
246 West 80th Street, #8, NYC  10024
212-799-0520  fax -0542
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