• Craigend

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. An early Craigend – no frog. Craigend Brick and Tile Works, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire. . . .

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  • Stein O

    Found at Manuel Works, Whitecross 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. .

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  • Stein 45 D

    Found at Manuel Works, Whitecross by Gordon Wyle. This normal sized refractory brick has no brickmark as such but Stein 45D is printed or stencilled in blue along one side. 13 1/2″ x 6″ x 3″ Related brick Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co,…

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  • JGS & Co 21

    Found at Manuel Works, Whitecross 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. .  

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  • Stein B

    Found at Manuel Works, Whitecross 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. .

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  • Stein A

    Found at Manuel Works, Whitecross 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. .

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  • Etna

    Found at Sanquhar. Undersized building brick. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . Below – Virtually the same stamp on a very deep frog. Found at the Etna Brickworks, Bathville. Below – The same stamp on a frog of a variant depth. Found by Andrew Gemmell in the…

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  • Etna 5′ 0″

    Found at Inverkeithing by Jim Gill. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . . Below – The same stamp on a curved or circle brick. Found on the site of the old Etna Brick Works, Bathville.

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  • Etna 4’0″

    Found Wanlockhead area. Etna 4’0″ Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. .   Below – Similar same stamp on a wedge / Voussoir brick. The letters and numbers are a slightly different size and spacing. Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Below – The same stamp…

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  • Etna

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. Variation on firebrick brickmark – small font. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. .    

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  • Myrtle A

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross by Ian Suddaby. 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.

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  • Glenboig

    Found Firth Of Forth, Bo’ness Unusual Glenboig brick with a frog Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .      

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  • Bluebell K

    Found by TM at Manuel Works, Whitecross 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. .

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  • Bluebell 2

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross 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. .

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  • BCM / STEIN

    Found at Manuel Works, Whitecross. 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. BCM = British Commercial Monomarks.

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  • Craigend Eagle

    Found Craigend Brickwork’s, Falkirk Craigend Refractories, Muiravonside, Falkirk . . . .

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  • DICo

    Found Near Gatehouse of Fleet by Michael Kay. Dunaskin Brickworks, Waterside, Ayrshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick with a different shaped frog. Found by David Johnstone in the Dalmellington area.  

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  • Nitshill

    Found in Paisley Nitshill brickworks which were just off Househillmuir Road, Nitshill, Glasgow. . . . .  

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  • Glenboig and Stein – oversea’s heavyweights

    … Over the centuries many of Scotland’s sons and daughters have emigrated overseas, and trade has followed, particularly the export of whisky.  The export of refractories is less well known and would be an interesting study for a historian.  Prior to the First World War, Glenboig and Steins were sending firebrick to Russia in quantity, sufficient in…

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  • TD Wishaw

    This example is in the possession of  CulturalNL Museums & Heritage. Thos.  Dean, brickmaker,  Beltonfoot Cottage,  Wishaw, Motherwell. . . . .      

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  • Nisbets Patent Westmuir

    Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Thomas Nisbet, Westmuir Colliery, Parkhead, Glasgow. . . . .  

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  • Summerlee

    Found on the Firth of Clyde, Glasgow. Summerlee Iron and Steel Company, Roughrigg, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a larger brick. Width is approx 5mm wider than the example above. Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by Eddie…

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  • Wellshot

    Found in Rutherglen and kindly donated by Sandra MacLeod. Wellshot, Cambuslang, Glasgow. . . . .  

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  • Robroyston

    Found in Paisley by SP Robroyston Brickworks, Glasgow. . . . .      

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  • Nettle A 2

    This example is in the possession of  CulturalNL Museums & Heritage. It likely reads A1 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. .

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  • Larkhall Brickfields LD

    Found by Geoff Hancock in the Strathaven area. Larkhall Brickfields, Birkenshaw, Larkhall, Lanarkshire. . . . .      

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  • Muir

    Found by Ian Suddaby in the Bathgate area. As this is a fire brick it was possibly manufactured at the Boghead Brick and Fireclay Company, Bathgate sometime between 1898 and c. 1928 when Messrs Muir operated the works. . . . . Below – This example is in the possession of  CulturalNL Museums & Heritage, Falkirk.

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  • Heathfield D

    Found East Wemyss. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. Thumb print to bottom left. . . .

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  • Heathfield 59A

    Found East Wemyss. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . . . Below – A slight variation of the stamp on a brick found at the old Arniston Colliiery.

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  • Heathfield 14

    Found at East Wemyss, Fife. Approx 16″ x 9″ x 3″ – large slab special. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk . . .    

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