Found by Russell & Blake Violette in Vancouver, BC, near the historic North Pacific Lumber Co mill built in 1889 by James MacLaren. Russell states – this is an arch fire brick. Tapered depth, 4 1/2 inches height and 9 inches length. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . James Mclaren businessman;…
Read moreFound by Russell & Blake Violette in Vancouver, BC, near the historic North Pacific Lumber Co mill built in 1889 by James MacLaren. Russell states – this is an arch fire brick. Tapered depth, 4 1/2 inches height and 9 inches length. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . .
Read moreJohn Maclure from Wigtonshire, Scotland travelled to British Columbia in 1858 with fellow Royal Engineers. He travelled across the Atlantic Ocean by steam boat, through Panama by rail, up the coast of North America by sea and arrived at the Esquimalt Harbour on Vancouver Island. While working to install a telegraph cable through to Alaska,…
Read moreMany thanks to Gerik Kik for making me aware of the following information. Preston Grange brick found in the wreck of the SS Vorpostenboot Prangenhof, stranded in 1916 at Zeebrugge, discovered by divers in 2001. Link Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . .
Read moreFound by Gerik Mik at Eastermar, Friesland, The Netherlands. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . .
Read moreFound by Ben Akey in the USA. Ben states – Thank you for your wonderful website! I have had the occasion to use it several times on various archaeological projects, mostly in western North America. I wanted to share a few examples of brick from Robert Brown’s operations from Paisley that I’ve found. Interestingly, the two…
Read moreFound by Fred Kaesmacher on St Kitts. Fred states – I was rummaging through a recycling yard that stands on the site of an old sugar factory (S.S.M.C., Saint Kitts Sugar Manufacturing Corporation) in St.Kitts (Saint Christopher and Nevis) and came across this brick on the ground. I know that the site had a large…
Read moreMany thanks to Katelyn Lindberg. Katelyn states – I recently visited Fort Point, San Francisco, USA and saw some “Garnkirk” bricks in the fireplaces. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . .
Read moreFound by Liz Austin in Fife. This example is not in my possession. This is a solid metal gully cover. These are usually a grating or grill design but this is a solid variation. Lochside Works, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife. . .
Read moreFound by Harry Van Royen and others. Harry states – We found during an excavation of a former tide mill on the border between Niel and Boom, this Dougall brick. It was found near the place of the former steam engine. These bricks could have been imported on behalf of the ICGA, a London based…
Read moreFound by Ian Suddany on the site of the old Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. The stamp should read ‘Nettle’ but the ‘L’ is missing. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister…
Read moreFound by Barry Campbell on the south shore of English Bay near Kitslano, Vancouver, Canada. Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. . . . .
Read moreFound by Vladimir Smirnov in St Petersburg, Russia. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . Below – P G = Preston Grange
Read moreThis brick was found on a beach in Ottawa, Canada. (Finder wished to remain anonymous online). Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. .
Read moreMany thanks to Artem Pogribnyy for the following information and his very generous donation of the brick. Artem states – The ‘A Glenboig’ brick was found in the village of Budy near Kharkov there was a very large factory of Kuznetsov for the production of faience ware. In the neighbouring Yekaterinoslav province, Kuznetsov had another…
Read morePhotographed by Ian Suddaby in Scotland. These are not in my possession. Lochhead Fireclay Works, Dunfermline, Fife. . . . .
Read moreFound by Chris Tilney in the County Durham area. This example is not in my possession. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . .
Read moreFound by Jeannie Davis at an old tannery in Nova Scotia, Canada. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . . .
Read moreThe following bricks were found in Argentina and are in the possession of Lisandro Bontini, Rosario, Argentina. Below – Mac Brand – the exact manufacturer is unknown but it is believed to be of Scottish origins – click me . . . . Below – Wilson – The exact manufacturer is unknown but it is…
Read moreFound by Reza Hossein at “the old British camp in the foothills of Dehloran City, Iran which is related to the first concession and exploration of oil in Iran”. Reza states – The Darcy concession, the first oil contract in the history of Iran, was signed more than 110 years ago between the Iranian government…
Read moreFound by Gustavo Fernetti on the banks of the River Parana, Rosario, Argentina. Ignis – J & R Howie Ltd, Hurlford, Kilmarnock. . . . .
Read morePhotographed by Andrew Pettitt on South Georgia Island (Just North of Antarctica). Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. . . . .
Read moreFound by Ian Suddaby at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. WD – Woodall – Duckhman – a customer of Stein. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .
Read moreFound at Granton and in the possession of Ian Suddaby. This example is not in my possession. Such tongue and groove bricks are usually stamped on the other side, the tongue side. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay…
Read moreFound at Granton and in the possession of Ian Suddaby This example is not in my possession. WD – Woodall – Duckhman – a customer of Stein. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire…
Read moreFound by Ian Suddaby at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .
Read moreFound by Ian Suddaby at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. The manufacturer is unknown but the find location and knowledge would undoubtedly suggest this is a Stein product. The stamp is stencilled in black. Ian states – Another test or experimental brick from the JG Stein Ltd brickworks at…
Read moreFound by Juanita Rogers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Juanite states – I found this brick in the garden wall at Arnos Vale House, Casson Hill, St George, Kingstown. My family have owned the house for 130 years but it was built in the late 1700s. Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and…
Read moreFound by Eddy Pellerin at the Chemin de la Réserve Faunique de Matane, St-René-de-Matane, Québec, Canada. Eddy believes the structure in which the brick was found was a ruined building of some sort. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . . . .
Read moreFound by Miguel Roman Vega. Miguel states – I’m from Chile, specifically from the city of Ovalle, in the Coquimbo Region. About 20 kilometres away, there’s an old copper mine called Tamaya. There are six, 19th-century copper smelters there, and I’ve found some bricks that were reused in the 1970s for bakery ovens in Ovalle….
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