Found at Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary
I believe this to be a Scottish product.
A collaboration between Weir Castlecary and Sankey.
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Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire.
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This brick was found by Omar Pérez near Villa María, in Córdoba, Argentina. Omar states – I am a philatelist and scholar of the Argentine railways and their traveling postal brands. I am about to edit the first whole of a book. More than 40 years ago we found with a friend, now deceased, some…
Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby at Bruntons, Musselburgh. This example is not in my possession. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. The find location would suggest Scottish origins. Other Sankey Aluma stamped bricks are thought to have been manufactured by Craigend Refractories Ltd, Falkirk. Click me. .
Many thanks to Chock Camancho for taking this photograph of ‘Sankey BM Scotch’ bricks. Chock states:- I took this photo which shows some old bricks still in place at an estate which houses a sugar mill in Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines. It is just fascinating that this came all the way from Scotland a long time…
The following Scottish bricks were photographed by Lyn Bostock at Grand Baie, Mauritius. . . . . Below – Forth – Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – Nettle – Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works,…
This brick is in the possession of David Hensley from Kansas, USA. It was obtained from a fellow brick collector who resided in the State of Kansas. It is unknown where the original finder found the brick but it is assumed it was in Kansas somewhere. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .
Found by Molly Buckley in a dump in Broxburn, West Lothian. I am not in possession of this example (It was left in situ – hopefully it can be relocated again one day). The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. It was however found in close proximity to the Etna and Altas Brickworks where many…
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Winchburgh area. This example is not in my possession. The ‘BW’ is likely to stand for Babcock and Wilcox. 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. .
Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. Large refractory block. Unidentified maker but find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Possibly a J G Stein product. 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 There is a…
