St Rollox Scotland brick found in Canada
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Bigelow 7049 Douglas
Found by Glyn Harrison at an unknown location in New Zealand.
This example is not in my possession.
Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire.
The reference to Bigelow on this special undoubtedly refers to the Bigelow Arch Company of Detroit, USA. Bigelow-Liptak Corporation was originally incorporated in 1927 with the merger of the Bigelow Arch Company of Detroit and Liptak Firebrick Arch Company of Minneapolis, as a direct subsidiary of A.P. Green Refractories Company. Bigelow-Liptak of Canada was incorporated in Toronto in 1940, as a subsidiary of the Corporation.
Below – This example appears to have been made by the Douglas Fireclay Works under a licence from Bigelow.
There are possibly other numbers after the ‘Douglas’ stamp.
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