Tiles are manufactured pieces of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Antique floor Tiles have been generally used since the Victorian era for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tiles can sometimes refer to similar units, made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, that are typically used for wall and ceiling applications. The word is derived from the French word ‘tuile', which is, in turn, from the Latin word 'tegula’, which means a roof tile composed of fired clay. The expression is apparently of relatively recent times. It usually refers to the custom among cats of having fun at night on rooftops, which in Britain are often made up of tiles. The first reference to the use of these antique tiles appears to be in the first decade of the 20th century. History of Encaustic Antique Tiles In contrast to this, the use of tiles goes back a very long way. Some form of ...