Yahoo Autos Photos from Flint Faience's History
Flint Faience tiles had a special relationship with the auto industry, and particularly General Motors. The ceramics process used to make AC Spark Plugs for the auto industry was adapted to other purposes during the early 20th century, and here are some images of the resulting work.
Radiator grille tiles were hollow in the center to let heat escape.
Flint Faience Tiles sign denoting the company's presence under the GM corporate banner.
Tiles in the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bathroom tiles by Flint Faience.
From 1929, designers applying patterns and glaze.
Elementary school got this combination of a drinking fountain, a terrarium, and a sandbox.
Another elementary school installation.
Animal tiles used in a Michigan elementary school.
From 1929: Tiles emerging from the tunnel kiln at the Flint Faience factory.
Ship mural at the U.S. Customs house in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The well-known Body by Fisher logo made for the Buick plant.
Marine scene on board the S.S. Manhattan.
Flint Faience banner tiles.
Women who wrote fan letters to Amelia Earhart gathered in the lobby of the A.C. building while she was on a marathon flight that used the company's spark plugs.
Stair riser tiles.
Tiles in a Detroit swimming pool.
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