Topic: pan tile

[Ivo]

Ever come across a glass pan tile before? Any idea of age?

[Paul S.]

no, I hadn't before today, but see here for something similar...http://salvage-and-reclamation-yards.co.uk/glass-pan-tile-p-150.html

[Ivo]

Thanks for that - I drew a blank looking for one....

[chopin-liszt]

I had to check a dictionary.

I thought a pan tile should be something to put a hot cooking pot or pan onto, couldn't work out why one would be made of glass.... :wsh:

Interesting!

[Lustrousstone]

Using pantile might get more hits

[pamela]

http://www.pressglas-pavillon.de/misc/07027.html

 :ha:

[Paul S.]

reinforced glass floor tiles (those thick 'bathysphere type chunks of glass) were used on pavements to let light into cellar levels, probably in the early part of the C20  -  so glass 'pan tiles' may have seen the light of day (forgive the pun) not much later perhaps.  I believe that Pamela's tile is possibly called a 'Marseille' tile (some obscure French origin perhaps).

[Ivo]

The Marseille is still in production it seems:
http://www.archiexpo.com/architecture-design-manufacturer/glass-roof-tile-3249.html

[Frank]

We have a few in our barn, but there are many types of terracotta tile and accordingly more types of these glass tiles. Unfortunately our glass ones do not fit our terracotta ones.

They are easily found in builders merchants so clearly in production.

[Ivo]

the one I queried is flat glass, not pressed - and apparently quite old: discoloured, seeds, bubbles, inclusions, varying thickness etc.