Re: [BP] c. 1904 glass tile - why is modern tile so crappy looking?

[ddiaz]

stop it chris- during the great addition i ended up spending thousands of extra dollars upgrading the black and white bathroom to look like the old black and white bathroom- complete with the vanity I built and the antiqued paint job that I had to explain to mrs drew wasn't a poor paint job but a fascimile of an aged job....... and the kids towels are still on the floor... Met History wrote: We had this discussion before, but the archives have been chopped.  Why can't you find modern tile of the same glassy quality of that of 1900-1910 - from the 1904 subway walls to 1910 bathrooms.  Seems to me I recall Steve S. saying something about lead content.   Modern tile is sort of milky and opaque.   Christopher Gray -- J.A. Drew Diaz EDGE Development Construction Suite 1205 150 W 28th St NY, NY 10001   t 212.741.7348 f 212.741.7423 c 917.971.1577 e [EMAIL PROTECTED] w http://edgedc.com