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 Bathgate and this ‘Asbestos’ stamped brick may have been a product of theirs.
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…
