Demolition on the 2nd floor bathroom has finally begun! The guys have been so wonderful about saving as much of the wall tile as possible.* Most of the tiles are off, the plaster underneath is getting chipped away, and next comes removing the steel cage underportion that lines the entire bathroom. Below are some in-progress pictures, and "before" pictures can be seen to the left, in the link titled "Bathroom - 2nd Floor":
*I recently found a box of this tile from the 1930s in the cellar - it's in perfect condition, made by the Robertson Tile Company in Trenton, NJ. The manufacturer is stamped on the back, along with the following: Incised Planatile Series, Airport, Patent Applied For. Looking this tile manufacturer up on antique tile sites showed that the tile might be worth quite a bit. We're saving as much as possible, and will probably reincorporate it into part of the house and sell the rest.
Hello!--Our family ran the Robertson Art Tile Co. for almost 50 years. We read that you found a box of Planatile. You also said it was worth a bunch of money. Where did you get that idea? What "antique tile" sites are you looking at? Could you describe the tiles to us? Maybe we could tell you something about them? A photo in an e-mail would be better. Thx--Scott & Judi
Posted by: scott anderson | December 06, 2004 at 07:13 PM
Hi Scott,
I'll answer you more fully in an e-mail, just wanted to publicly post a thank you for stopping by the blog...
Jen
Posted by: Jen | December 13, 2004 at 05:39 PM
the picture tell destruction but it's nice.... i can't tell about that i may not concern...
Posted by: Mosaic | April 16, 2007 at 01:19 AM