Found by Ian Suddaby in the Bathgate area.
This example is not in my possession.
Unidentified manufacturer.
The find location would suggest Scottish origins but …
It is of note that between c. 1896 and c. 1938 the Asbestic Sand Brick Company/Abestic Brick and Tile Company operated out of Bathgate and this ‘Asbestos’ stamped brick may have been a product of theirs.
Found by Ian Suddaby on the site of the old Etna Brickworks, Bathgate. This example is not in my possession. Unidentified manufacturer. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … It is of note that between c. 1896 and c. 1938 the Asbestic Sand Brick Company / Abestic Brick and Tile Company operated out of…
21/09/1896 – Feodor Boas patent. Be it known that I, Feodor Boas, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at St. Hyacinthe, in the Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful improvements in compounds of matter; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,…
Found Firth Of Forth, Bo’ness. North American Refractories Company (NARCO), Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The NARCO Story – North American Refractories Co. was formed in 1929 in a merger of seven independent manufacturers of fireclay brick and specialty products. North American Refractories, Ltd., a Canadian affiliate, was also acquired at that time, and the new company was…
