Carol,

You may be aware that A.E.T. Co. had plants in Vernon and Hermosa Beach, California.  The Vernon plant was started in 1919 and the Hermosa Beach plant in 1926. These were both sold to Gladding McBean in 1933.  I don't know whether these are distinguishable from those made in Zanesville and New Jersey or not.  The person most likely to know is Norman Karlson, author of The Encyclopedia of American Art Tiles (Schiffer 2005).  I don't have a telephone number or e-mail address, and the only postal address I find is NORMAN KARLSON OUTPOST LOS ANGELES, CA 90068 

James L. Murphy
Professor Emeritus
Ohio State University Libaries
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----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Serr <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, November 5, 2007 2:27 pm
Subject: Re: inadvertent urban archaeology

> Cool!    
> We have found 'generic' AETCo marked wall tiles in a few projects out
> here in San Diego (and I ID'd them thanks to eBay!).  Well, one was
> mottled, but not an identifiable 'design' tile, as the company is 
> knownfor making.
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: HISTORICAL
> >ARCHAEOLOGY
> >[[log in to unmask]]
> >On Behalf Of Bob Skiles
> >Sent: Sunday, November 04,
> >2007 5:51 AM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: inadvertent urban
> >archaeology
> >
> >A Decorative Piece of
> >Subway History Is Unearthed
> >in a Busy Station
> >
> >By DAVID W. DUNLAP
> >Published: November 2, 2007
> >[New York Times]
> >A lovely little piece of
> >subway history on the
> >uptown platform of the No.
> >1 line at 59th Street-
> >Columbus Circle - so old it
> >actually antedates the
> >trains - was concealed from
> >generations of riders by a
> >false wall.
> >
> >With the false wall being
> >removed as part of the
> >station renovation, history
> >has come to light again: a
> >blue-and-white Art Nouveau
> >plaque, with a flowery
> >border (worthy of willow
> >ware) encircling the words,
> >"The Tiles in This Exhibit
> >are the product of the
> >American Encaustic Tiling
> >Co. Limited / Zanesville
> >Ohio / New-York N.Y."
> >
> >What exhibit?
> >
> >... pix & the remainder of
> >the story here:
> >
> >http://www.nytimes.com/2007
> >/11/02/nyregion/02plaque.ht
> >ml?_r=1&oref=slogin
>