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All Arcana Materials Co. reclaimed bricks have been cleaned and quality graded.
Reclaimed heritage bricks have a production carbon footprint that is approximately 79 times less than the same quantity of new heritage-match bricks.
Tile formats produced in partnership with Studio Antica.
Available sizes: 4” x 4” tiles (actual 3.5”x3.5” + grout allowance), various thicknesses per request. Can be cut to precise squares if needed, otherwise as-is material has slight edge variation
NOTE:
This product is made to order. We have samples available of standard formats/sizes, but we will not begin fabrication of your order until a deposit is received.
All products are sold AS-IS and ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please inspect items thoroughly. If you require additional photos, measurements, or details about an item please contact us. Due to the nature of salvaged historic materials, color and condition may vary.
Listed retail prices do not include applicable sales tax, cuts/customization, shipping, and/or handling charges.
We accept payments via cheque or e-transfer.
To view materials in person, and for pick ups of samples and custom tile orders, please make an appointment M-F to visit our office at 57 Cambridge Ave, Toronto.
To purchase or if you have any questions, please contact us via email or phone.
These tiles are cut from 110-year-old pressed clay brick from the historic Don Valley Brickworks, resembling terra cotta ceramics. The bricks were salvaged from demolished commercial buildings in the Junction and the Danforth neighbourhoods of Toronto, and are a robust material with a beautiful natural colour range and marbling. These tiles made to order and are in limited supply due to the brick vintage, and make for an exceptional product in terms of its aesthetic, ties to Toronto history, sustainability, and being locally sourced.
Price is per square foot.
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J.C. Edwards Ruabon quarry tiles, manufactured in the early 1900s in Wales then built into the Brantford Waterworks expansions around the 1920s. These beautiful and durable tiles were not only aesthetic but also durable and practical in high traffic areas.
This manufacturer was active from 1903 to 1956 alongside other brick and tilemaking companies that utilized the local rich Etruria Marl clay beginning in the 19th century, giving the Ruabon village the nickname “Terracottapolis”. These highly durable, rich red quarry tiles were used throughout the UK and occasionally exported to Canada for special projects, such as the Brantford Waterworks pump building expansion in 1930, from which we reclaimed this inventory.
Price is per square foot.
Authentic floor tiles produced by the Belgian manufacturer Louis Escoyez, founded in 1842 in Tertre, Belgium. This design was in circulation by 1900, and continued to be produced under Escoyez’s mark until the 1920s.
These relief-decorated tiles are still very common today in Belgium, in carriage passages, porches, on open terraces and landings, in station buildings, factory halls – but it is extremely rare to find them in Toronto. They are weather-resistant and wear-resistant, and designed to be anti-slip.
Very limited stock available, please inquire. Price is per tile.