Apparently used on a pilaster for one edge has
been very neatly mitred by hand, the other edge
roughly nibbled indicating that it would be hidden
by the other tile forming the inside
corner. Some other chips, surface is
perfect. Style/technique: Gothic block print An interesting tile, not staggeringly
decorative but a bit of history. A slightly
gothic design, very plain for filling areas of
walls, block printed in orangey and chocolatey
browns. Robert Minton Taylor used the branding R
Minton Taylor for just two years before being
prohibited by the court, changed to Robert
Minton Taylor for a few more years, then after a
(closer) association with C Minton Campbell
relocated and formed the Minton Brick & Tile
Co. This name was also prohibited by the court
and the company became Campbell Brick and Tile
Co again temporarily before settling on the name
Campbell Tile Co. The Minton brand on tiles was owned by
Michael Hollins, nephew and first partner to
Herbert Minton, it was Hollins that essentially
invented industrially made wall tiles. When his
former partner Colin Campbell also a nephew of
Herbert Minton broke agreements he sued and won
the rights to the Minton & Co brand name.
Colin Campobell tried a few tricks to get the
name or something close in order to take
advantage of his former partner's great
reputation. The image is a little oversize rather than
cropped close to the edges so that the edges can
easily be seen and any chips etc can be quickly
spotted. Other marks described are usually not
visible at all when the tile is viewed straight as
one normally sees it and can only be seen with a
critical eye when the tile is tilted to catch
imperfections in reflected light. For more details
of how we describe marks see Condition.
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