Found by Ian Suddaby at the old Manuel Works, Whitecross.
This example is not in my possession.
Ian states – Tongue and Groove brick with a hole cut through it. The blue markings are hard to read but it’s 45D which is the Alumina content and Dense. The rest is probably the size, it certainly says 330 at the top which is the length and 80 at the bottom which is the thickness. There is a number on the end too.
It is entirely possible that the core was taken out and used for laboratory analysis.
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Found on the site of the old Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross. The manufacturer is unknown as the only stamp on this brick is the hand-applied black lettering – LAB. It is marked twice. This was a product that was likely chosen and marked for analysis at the on-site laboratory. Although the manufacturer is unknown it is…
The following items were found in spoil heaps associated with the Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. These items are all related to works carried out in the laboratory at Bonnyside Brickworks. Most large fire clay works, as Bonnyside was, employed chemical analysts and technicians etc in an on-site laboratory. Their products and no doubt the products of…
Found at the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. This was found in a pile of debris that contained large quantities of test samples that were marked for use in the brickworks laboratory. The ‘2’ on the stretcher side appears to have been scratched in after firing so this may also have been a test sample. James…
Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find site, this may well be a James Dougall product. James Dougall did manufacture sillimanite products. The meaning of ‘LAB’ is unknown unless this was a sample product destined for analysis at the…
The following fire brick core samples were rescued by Joan Faithfull in 2001 when the Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross closed down. They were generously donated to my collection by Joan’s husband, Monty Faithfull and her son, John Faithfull. Such core samples would be sent to the GR-Stein laboratories for tests and analysis. The…
