No date c 1901

170x100mm Wrapper. Text in German. Stamp of Paul Dankel on first page Swiss distributor[?] [1] + 45 + [1]+ 10pp. Introduction explaining measurements forms page I, followed by 45 single sided illustrations all in black and white except for 2 in colour showing pressed tiles for heating stoves, one page illustrating a commercial kitchen in Prague + 10pp of lithographs of stoves with prices in duotone. Stapled. Art nouveau style lettering on wrapper which is slightly age soiled. Rako tiles were used in numerous significant buildings, including the Art Nouveau ceramic cladding in Prague's Imperial Hotel (1914), the 1912 Representative House in Prague, the Amalienbad baths in Vienna. The firm were also renowned for their stoves which are featured in this catalogue. The firm was initially established in 1883 in Prague and the name if not original ownership lives on today.