V, (il 1 yUg ' / / A N , 1 ^, ^ 1 1 1 1 11 ^ 1 I f II i j Ji ll i r‘Ti “n i. II ... iT i II I I.I .iai.tii-_i.i^.i.-.i-iT_i.. '‘ jr *T t.si.i^-iLj r_r fjli f-j ui _; .-.j i _ 11 _ t >_ 11 _ i !_i n ' MlWMOIlTEOiyi^L mWM <3^oIn memory of HENRY OGDEN AVERY ARCHlTECT‘^i^ PARENTS SAMUEL P AVERY AND MARY OGDEN AVERY HAVE FOUNDED THIS REFERENCE LIBRARY OF ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATIVE ART<^^ \ X > ^ ‘ '.V ./'*^.'> ■ ■ ^' • ■, i-flT'S -t» ft- Vt\,.^i,.,..," ■: "r'V .' ''•'. .■' '''r^ I^'.v aji-_ . >.... .. W.... ,,.. ,. ,^„,y .^, ._,;■ t-V . ».', •; ' ••ni rv.- flfcfV . .• . y?f-’H ’1 • V-- tj*!** ^ <'-' f 7 .," :*S‘T' ' . ,»>•!, --'( 5 -, T'V.,, ' ' ■, <>?::;:■ ; -t».i'7a''. 'i' .. , ir .,.,,. ■. :<'■>' ■■ ■'■ ■* 1. .■ ■■ ^ . ■c...-'7 y: ; V.. . ,,,. ,r'-',v..v>.ri ... j ■ ■■ .*.'■ ♦ ^ 4 )^in m \ . / .• V Tl^ ♦ ' ^ r* » ■• '*‘ 4 ■ ; * **” ‘' NX J f' • . ^ • 1 '^'i. \ ’j • *> -Sf Qx:xxm%% ^■■■<1 ,^. '-X:'-,, ■■ ;• ; '. ,' .,■,. V. v"' • . ' '' * ’S ri ' .-, ■ V •- ^V'-- ,' “' ■> .'W-.t'. ..j ■,'■:• ■■ •' 1 r ,'' M =- k .. k *';. L *.t’ V. •'/ ,' ■ •f''^ % -v^’- < , . .'i>»' . iVi. ( ., , r"' '■' ■ ti;. Xv. •', . 'V'" fcMV- #'.>:■■ ■ :v ■...'r s-;.: . :.^V • ‘AynV^..- ■■ • ^' % CATALOG AND DESIGN BOOK I< I R S T EDITION MARBLE MOSAICS TERRAZZO BRASS STRIP WORK A Complete Exhibit of Samples of Marble Mosaic and Terrazzo Application c>/Brass Strips to Terrazzo Border Designs and Design Outlines Also Descriptive matter on the history of various Mosaics; explanations of the uses of diagrams and general infor¬ mation precedes each distinct section. Published by THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT 1926 N ational Terrazzo and Mosaic Contractors’Association U. F. Burner, President 809-11 St. Paul Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin L. Del Turco, Vice-President 229 Cleveland Avenue, Harrison, New Jersey Wm. H. Anfield, Secretary-Treasurer 3801 Eiler .4venue, St. Louis, Missouri BOARD OF DIRECTORS C. BELFI.1923 Market Street. Philadelphia, Pa. JOHN D’AMBROSIO.53 West Austin Avenue, Chicago, Illinois A. G. FERRARINI.415 South Irving Avenue, Chicago, Illinois A. TRAMONTIN.466 Columbia Street, West, Detroit, Mich. R. E. WRIGHT.216 Sycamore Street, Toledo, Ohio SPECIAL CATALOG COMMITTEE A. G. FERRARINI.415 South Irving Avenue, Chicago, Illinois A. J. RENNEN.19 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois FRED REN.101 South Sangamon Street, Chicago, Illinois RALPH DAVIA.2410 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois JIM D’AMBROSIO.53 West Austin Avenue, Chicago, Illinois MEMBERS American Art Mosaic & Tile Co.. . .A. C. Francescon 1017 Peoples Bank Building, Indianapolis, Indiana American Marble Mosaic Co. V. Foscatto 702 Market Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. American Mosaic & Terrazzo Co. A. Ferrarini 415 South Irving Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. American Mosaic & Tile Co. Romano Rosa 323 East Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. American Tile & Marble Co. C. A. Lesior 700 Builders’ Exchange, Minneapolis, Minnesota. American & Venetian Marble Co. A. B. Colfry 519 Southwest Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Ardit Mosaic Tile & Mosaic Co. A. T. Ardit 396 Goodale Street, Columbus, Ohio. Artcraft Mosaic Co. M. R. Franceschina 556 Prior Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota. Art Mosaic Tile Co. John Chiuminatto 129 North Broadway, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Art Mosaic & Tile Co. N. Fioritto, R. E. lEright 216 Sycamore Street, Toledo, Ohio. Art Mosaic & Tile Co. R. E. IVright 200 Cornhill Street, Peoria, Illinois. Art Mosaic & Tile Co. R. E. Wright 215 East Main Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Belfi Bros. & Co. C. Belfi 1923 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Caretti, John & Co. John D’Ambrosio, Jim D'Ambrosio 53 West Austin Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. C.AssiNi Mosaic & Tile Co.//. Cassini 1027 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cassini Mosaic & Tile Co. Gus Cassini 2321 Third Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois. Davia Bros. Marble Co. Ralph Davia 2410 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois. Davis Marble Co. F. L. Davis 1301 Railway Exchange Building, Chicago, Illinois. Del Turco Bros. Co., Inc.L. Del Turco 229 Cleveland Avenue, Harrison, New Jersey. De Paoli Co., Inc. B. De Paoli 336 West 58th Street, New York, New York. De Paoli Mosaic Co. O. V. Serafini 975 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Durner, U. F. Co. U. F. Durner 809-11 St. Paul Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Arthur Girolomi. Arthur Girolomi 4234 West Evans Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Giudicy Marble Terrazzo & Tile Co. . Wyn. H. Anfield 3801 Eiler Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Grassini Bros. & Co. Frank Grassini 126 South 9th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Italian Marble Mosaic Co. A. E. Dinon 433 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lovisa & PiSTOROSi, Inc. L. Lovisa 153 East 38th Street, New York, New York. Lumina Terrazzo & Tile Co., Inc.L. Lumina 1306 Regent Street, Madison, Wisconsin. Martina Bros. Co. John Martina 220 East Pearl Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Martina Mosaic Co., J. B. John B. Martina 3412 West Hayward Place, Denver, Colorado. Marmo Mosaic Terrazzo & Tiling Co. . T. Augustino 127 East Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois. Milwaukee Terrazzo Co. E. P. Butler 420 Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. National Mosaic Co., The, Inc. John Zanier 388 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Washington, D.C. Neidner, H. & Co. H. C. Neidner 49 Oneida Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. National Tile & Mosaic Co. Julius Maurelli Virginia Avenue and 16th Street West, Huntington, West Virginia. Novak Mosaic Co. Fred Ren 101 South Sangamon Street, Chicago, Illinois. Pasquali, Jos. Jos. Pasquali Huntington, West Virginia. P.ATRizio Art Mosaic Co. R. Patrizio 2022 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pellarin & Co., John. John Pellarin 936 Century Building, St. Louis, Missouri. Rennen Terrazzo & Mosaic Co. A. J. Rennen 19 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois. Rosa, Keno Co. Keno Rosa 529 First Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Sani-Stone Products Co. M. Toffoli 214 South 21st Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota. Standard Mosaic Tile Co. Alex H. Widiger 4551 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Stark Mantel & Tile Co. PV. B. Stark 2514 North Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Taylor Marble & Tile Co. G. W. Taylor 511 West Pine Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tileflo Manufacturing Co., Inc. B. R. Riggs 1328 Broadway, New York, New York. Tulsa Terrazzo & Mosaic Co. P. Cossi 326 Iowa Building, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Traitel Marble Co. R. S. Knight Western Avenue and East River, Long Island City, New York. Tr.amontin Bros. A. Tramontin 466 Columbia Street, West, Detroit, Michigan. Santarossa Mosaic & Tile Co. D. M. Santarossa 1019-20 Lemke Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. Serena Bros. Art Terrazzo Mosaic Co....M. Serena 14 Bates Street, Dayton, Ohio. Universal Tile Co. Harry Cafmeyer 160 Ogden Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vande Sande & WiDi Co. John IVidi 327 Cedar Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Venetian Marble Mosaic Art Co. S. Vallan 655 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Venetian Marble Mosaic Co. Ernest Button 12 South Sandusky Street, Tiffin, Ohio. Wayne Mosaic & Tile Co. Angelo Michielutti 3040 Chene Street, Detroit, Michigan. Western Mosaic Terrazzo Co. Oliver Stella 2702 Lexington Street, Chicago, Illinois. Venetian Terrazzo & Mosaic Co. S. Sartor 4747 West 29th Avenue, Denver, Colorado. The Italian Mosaic & Marble Co., Inc. 1085 East Delavan Avenue, Buffalo, New York. 2 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION CONTENTS PAGE Explanation. 4 Terrazzo Mosaic.5-6 Terrazzo Plates.7-41 Sponsors.44 Detailed Terrazzo Construction . . . 45-59 Brass Strip Designs.60-81 Mosaic Plates.82-92 Brass Strip Outlines.93-104 3 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION Explanation The Necessity of publishing a booklet of this type has been a long-felt want of the Terrazzo industry, both to facilitate selection of samples and graphically describe designs, thus assisting the architect, contractor or builder to arrive at his conclusion speedily and decisively. Each plate is an exact reproduction of the original sample, showing precisely the nature of the marble aggregate, its texture and color cast of cement. These samples, in connection with the colored designs and the outline sketches shown farther back in the booklet, will allow the various applications of samples, design or out¬ line, to be easily handled with absolute assurance of cor¬ rect effects. Specifications or contracts executed, using this booklet as a basis, in which reference has been made to sample plates and designs, are assured of the very best results, for only high-grade marble aggregates of tested hardness with pigments and cements of proven quality are used therein. You will be assured of obtaining the best results by patronizing the members of the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Contractors’ Association who have made this booklet possible. V!, 4 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION Terrazzo Mosaic Terrazzo Mosaic, one of the useful arts and a true mosaic, had its origin with the Venetians, who succeeded the Romans in the pursuit of the Mosaic industry. The Vene¬ tians were expert in both Marble Mosaic and Glass Mosaic, flourishing in these Arts untihthe end of the 16th century. They were not alone great artists but a very ingenious people, for they invented Terrazzo, utilizing the smaller pieces of the varied colored marbles which accumulated as they worked on their Marble Mosaic designs. They mixed these smaller pieces with mortar, spread the mixture over a floor area, and then using pumice stone, great quantities of which abounded in their country, to surface off and smoothen over this finish, exposing the marbles to the eye in pleasing colors and furnishing a durable wearing surface. Although not as generally used in the earlier days, Terrazzo Mosaic has come thundering through the ages, developing in volume as each year went by, until today it is the most popular and the most substantial Mosaic material for the general building needs. It is a perfect floor, less expensive than other mosaics, retaining the best qualities, adding sani¬ tation, durability, fire-proofing and permanency. Because of the plastic nature it holds while in process of being applied, it is easily adapted to design, and can be worked into shapes or moulded into forms, producing the most diffi- 5 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION cult curves and creating the most beautiful ornaments. Stair¬ ways, wainscot, partitions, fountains, vases and the like are all the subject of the Terrazzo Art. With the advent of the Brass Divider Strip and the Brass Lock Strip, Terrazzo work has been further enhanced, and as the public becomes more familiar with the use of these strips, Terrazzo is bound to continue the most popular and acceptable of Mosaics. The accompanying terrazzo and mosaic designs are repro¬ duced from actual material, and the ingredients used in the originals from which these cuts were made have been care¬ fully measured and weighed as to quantity of each of the various colors and coloring matters, a description of which is in possession of every member of the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Contractors’ Association. Marble, however, being a natural product, varies consider¬ able in shades. We, therefore, cannot guarantee an exact reproduction of enclosed designs. The deviation, however, should be very slight, and is only effected insofar as the varia¬ tion in the colors of the marble as received from the quarries. Quantities of the various qualities of marble and pigments can be reproduced exactly by any member of the Association. Note: See page 45 for descriptive matter on Brass Strip Terrazzo Floors. 6 7 8 9 NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC PLATE 4 10 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOC I A T I O N 11 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PLATE 6 J " 12 13 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION PLATE 8 14 T II E N A TIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PLATE 9 15 17 18 19 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC contractors’ association PLATE 14 i 21 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION ^ ' iit ^ k " t * I * * Ami, mm. ' 4^1 - I ' : m ' - xi<^- ; ^' x r , -. ^ \ '* ' !„-X -»15 r •.:->• C •■■•?“ V' - ^ ^ -‘•4 - '. * ^ , ■ k A •. ^ , ■> «'*!*>* . 't ' . -'^ ■*.' 'iJ.* ■ ‘ -aj fa '!«■> -*»-..'.iv",.- I .*&. ;n;:.J';4-:-.. 4 ;;:. ;■: ®f >•;, :T‘: ’ . V - ,- .. . « <.', ■ ' '■ ' ■ ‘-JwfO ; ir ' ’^'* 0 i ^ V r‘^' ' "rtr-: ' I® : r:;- € I 'V- • , Sf- «t» , ,; T ' *>«,' ^ ■d> PLATE 16 22 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION PLATE 17 23 24 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION } I PLATE 19 25 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION PLATE 20 >7 1 '^ 26 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION 27 THE N A T I O N A L T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION PLATE 22 28 PLATE 23 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION 29 THE N A TIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PLATE 24 30 31 I 32 PLATE 27 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION 33 PLATE 28 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION 34 35 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION PLATE 30 36 37 PLATE 32 T E R R A Z Z O AND ASSOCIATION 38 r HE N x‘\ T I O N A L T E R R A Z Z O AND M O S A I C CONTRACTORS’ A S S O C I A T I O N PLATE 33 39 40 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PLATE 35 41 ■]' HE N A T I O X A L T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC CON r R A C E O R S ’ A S S O C I A T I O N NORTON FLOORS AliDidiim Aggregate Floors, Thresholds, Treads and Platforms. 42 T HE N A r I O N A L 'F E R R A Z Z O AND M O S A I C C O N T R A C T O R S ASS O c: I A 1 ' I O N A SA . ,^ArA‘A« » A;A:‘ : AA - '-AA-' • .;a:, ■ ,>?•;•:■ A. ," ' :;ii A-4 myW\^' r V A-6 A-13 { * Ag, * i .>",*Ia-!a,*' 1 *"\ A,A (’ *N. ..;•- ,7 , ' -AAi'-'jj >«»> A-8 oS “ <•?’ ’I JvVJ ^ •- ^- - -..It_ -V ■*f. i A-15 tft A-17 SIX TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF NORTON i\LUNDUM AGGREGATE TILE The electric furnace abrasive “Alundum” bonded in Norton Floors produces durability, quietness and safety as well as artistic color arrangement. Made in variety of color com¬ binations. Other specimens furnished upon request. By Norton Company, Worcester, Massachusetts. 43 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION SPONSORS With due thanks, we acknowledge the great assist¬ ance rendered by the following, in contributing to defray the cost of this book: American Floor Surfacing Machine Co. Toledo, Ohio Advance Machine Company. Minneapolis, Minn. Electric Rotary Machine Company. Chicago, Ill. JuvENTY CoRNELis COMPANY. New York, N. Y. T. Francis Murphy Co .Chicago, Ill. Cavicchi Machine Company. Boston, Mass. Manhattan Brass Strip Co. New York, N. Y. Hungerford Brass Co. New York, N. Y. Marble Products, Inc. Atlanta, Ga. Winona Stone Co .Winona, Minn. Norton Company. Worcester, Mass. 44 THE NATIONAL T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION Detailed Terrazzo Construction The Following detail drawings show the vari¬ ous treatments for stairs, balustrades, newel posts and wainscoting. Terrazzo work is especially adapted for this class of work as it can be applied to any shapes or curves without the necessity of showing joints. The following suggestions we feel will be bene¬ ficiary to those who have not had occasion to familiarize themselves with this class of work. 45 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION 46 47 THE NATIONAL T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC C O N T R A C T O R S ’ A S S O C I A TI O N 3Ti:^L IV/r/Y r^jQ^JZZO r/LLZR TZZZD PLATE A-3 48 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION CLci/zirioAl ^rooi ///^■2/o£ r^££jzzo IV//D og z root o ZTooL g/rHoor ^ p GO/I opcTio/ r/-mu orooL PLATE A-4 49 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION SO THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION PLATE A-6 51 52 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION 53 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION TtEE/IZZO TOILET PTE T/T/OA/O T/4 PCCTJOT PLATE A-9 54 THE NATIONAL T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC C O N 1' R A (" T O R S ’ ASSOCIATION PLATE A-10 55 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION 56 57 THE NATIONAL T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION 58 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION 59 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION Brass Strips Commonly Called divider strips or lock strips are used in connection with terrazzo floors to mark off panel lines or set ofl geometrical forms, or are worked into designs or ornaments for decorative purposes. Primarily the brass strip was introduced to create a line of action through which the contrac¬ tion would have an outlet. Its adaptability to tile shapes was readily arrived at and extended to decora¬ tive uses. The brass strip, with suitable anchor clips or other devices for imbedding the strip in the con¬ crete, are set so that the edge will be level with finished floor for the full length of strip. Terrazzo is then worked into the areas enclosed by these strips, rolled and trowelled and surfaced in a similar man¬ ner as plain terrazzo. 60 I THE N A r I O X A L T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ A S S O C I A T I O N iTfV mmm PLATE 50 61 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION PLATE 51 *1 'V N i. * f '*1 '7>vAx r> 3-.A» i''b'V’S^* i ^mmws msaM »| PLATE 54 65 r II E NATIONAL T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PLATE 55 66 r II E N A T I O N A L T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC C O N I' R A C F O R S A S S O CM A F I O N PLATE 56 ^ilia 67 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC contractors’ association THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION aaS^iggag^afe^ '»i^'* »ls«Vi V#?'* * ■ xtS»?ipp PLATE 58 69 r fl E X A T I () X A I r E R R A Z Z O A X D MOSAIC C O X r R A C T O R S ’ A S S O C I A 1' I O X PLATE 59 70 THE N A 00^ l?;?^5^5S3 »c5i.|j»'fVV;#£ 1»» ►'5f^ 'C;#'!'* ♦*«"*ppl 13 #^ 'f <■'* “fi'U’* »^^**>* * 73 I 11 E X A r I O X A L TERR A Z Z O A X D MOSAIC C O X T R A C T O R S ’ A S S O C I A T I O X plait: 63 74 T II E I » N A T I 0 X A L TERR A Z Z O AND M O S A I (" C^ O N T R A C E O R S ’ A S S O C I A '!' I O N PLAT}^ 64 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION m <*£*&• 4:.‘ 1 • .'V. !. 4 l>i^ 2 ^'T 'Jvii. vVi 51 y*, >•. s.* »V •■ i> ir^tp :■ '^H.* ^ ■• i>f*& WP®, *V4r» >*. f »* S^‘>i' PLATE 65 76 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION PLATE 66 77 r II E X A T I O X A L T E R R A Z Z O A X D MOSAIC C O X T R A C T O R S ’ A S S O C I A T I O X PLATE 67 K i :*.# “i I 78 M^M S| ^ jf *”»*' ^ 45^^ r HE X A T I O X A L TERR A Z Z O A X D M O S A 1 C CO X 1' R A C F O R S ’ A S S O C I A T I O X PLATE 68 79 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION — -V' l ^ I j. ■, l inf f l * I' I fc V /j*Nf s ^4*1 % m • j ’*f \A- BQ9^y rT*r?^3 PLATE 69 80 T II E N A T I O X A L T E R R A Z Z O AND MGS A I C C O N E R A C T O R S ’ A S S O C I A 1' I O N h * . -i*- ^<8. •>*» *1 * * ^ *•’ ^ ■' . ,:(* i f ^ ♦ 0,-. »“- «<>* ? * ■ • r r 5 PLATE 70 81 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION Marble Mosaics Marble Mosaics is one of the useful arts, dating as far back as 2300 years before Christ. Records show that mosaic pave¬ ments of this type were used in Egypt at this early date. Although the Persians have been credited with the invention of this Art, the Assyrians, Egyptians, Greeks and other nationalities also possessed it in the early centuries of the Christian Era. It remained for the Romans and Venetians to perfect it and bring it into general use, and to elevate it as an Art of the highest type. Not only are pavements of beau¬ tiful design and decoration still extant to prove their superi¬ ority but murals of wondrous beauty can be seen in the churches and public buildings throughout their native land. The Roman influence was carried to Gaul and Britain and other lands, and at this late date is flourishing in America as in no other country. Marble Mosaic work treats with the use of marble cubes, known as Tesserea, cut from a variety of colored marbles, and therefore lends itself to easy applica¬ tion of design and decoration. Eor floors it is very practical, and used as wall decorations has an unending life, perpetuat¬ ing the great Scriptural paintings of medieval times in many of the oldest European churches. It is indeed an Art, most useful in the buildings of early civilization and in the pres¬ ent modern structures of every type and character. 82 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PLATE 80 83 r FI E NATIONAL T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION 84 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION SS '■.-'"■{■'‘"'‘“•^■•■'^-^-‘'''i’*'***"T'* '"3'"'^ ^ • .‘-v-s " ''■■>■■■ ‘'■''■t^’ii ■vij:-' ' i'Nt ■•"'■’•' j N -5 ' .. i . V ^ t . y . , .^■«I W | ' I i.;.. i » M ' — .-.^ *-ii-ilSli'~ 'i '* - f^l,^. . . I ' .^-- ., ^ ¥>ta'T 4. i ~ -i - ! . ‘•'^'cTr ' * "‘*^^* . I f,3„ _,—»,j,..y-,_^, - , ^ i ' •_• '• V ' ; >- ■*“ "'‘'I ' '•' Li. "' -'^ - ■- - -■—^ -■ ■ “* ■ ■■- ^ia,-rs^'^r^rrsXi*' PLATE 82 --J t i:: '^rr! 85 86 87 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PLATE 85 88 89 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION PLATE 87 90 91 92 THE NATIONAL T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC C O N E R A C T O R S ’ ASSOCIATION The Purpose of the Following Brass Strip Outlines The Following pages of design outlines merely show the application of brass strips to Terrazzo. A better idea of how the Terrazzo samples can be applied to the average floor can be had by the use of these layouts. Strips as shown create the design, then designate in the spaces kind of Terrazzo de¬ sired. By using the plate number in the appropriate area simplifies the work of designating the desired colors. 94 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION DESIGN 101 95 96 THE NATION A L T E R R A Z Z O AND MOSAIC CON T R A C T O R S ’ A S S O C Scale: 1 inch equals 1 foot. DESIGN 103 I A T I O N 97 98 99 100 101 102 T II E N A r I O N A L r E R R A Z Z O AND M O S A I C CON r R A C’ r O R S ’ ASS O C I A I O N Scale: 1 inch equals 1 foot. DESIGN 109 103 THE NATIONAL TERRAZZO AND MOSAIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION Scale: 1 inch equals 1 foot. DESIGN 110 104 Engravings by the Alltone Co., Milwaukee. Cover design and printing by the Meyer-Rolier-Tate Co., Milwaukee.