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jcmfernandestoday at 11:10 AM3 repliesview on HN

Doing a little activism here: please don't buy old ones while visiting Portugal/Spain/etc., as they are commonly stolen goods. Thanks, from Lisbon.


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asimovDevtoday at 11:40 AM

I just googled it and apparently these are often chipped of historical buildings and sold as tourist souvenirs. Thanks for informing us

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santiagobasultotoday at 11:39 AM

I'll take advantage of your domain knowledge :) Where's the best place to find local artists that produce them?

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andrewl-hntoday at 5:07 PM

Meanwhile there are many masters that make these tiles today - I know one personally! - and they all struggle to find clients.