J. B. Owens Floor & Wall Tile Company
J. B. Owens opened the J. B. Owens Floor & Wall Tile Company in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1909. The firm was also referred to as the Empire Floor & Wall Tile Company. It made tiles using the dust-pressed method in which the finely ground raw materials are shaped in molds at high pressure before firing.
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