Below are typical sizes utilized from the 1880s - 1940s. All sizes are nominal and are within 3% of ANSI Standards.. All standard patterns are assembled with a historic grout spacing of 3/32" or a tight joint spacing of 1/16".
HEXAGONS
Size is measured from flat side to flat side Most common hexagon size is the 1" or 1-1/4"
SQUARES
Most common square historic size is the 3/4" square.
Straight Joint
Broken Joint
RECTANGLES
BASKETWEAVE
Small - 3/4" x 1-9/16", 5/16" Dot Medium - 1" x 2", 7/16" Dot Large - 1-1/16" x 2-3/16", 1/2" Dot
