Found Armitage Shanks, Barrhead, Glasgow.
(Another partial EMPI was found at Coltness Iron Works).
On both the above occasions this brick was found amongst old James Dougall fire bricks.
Find location suggests Scottish origins but….(SBH – I am beginning to lean towards this being a product of James Dougall & Sons, Bonnybridge)
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Below – The same stamp on a brick found on a site once occupied by a shale oil company in Broxburn, West Lothian. It was found in a field of debris with Stein and Dougall bricks.
Below – AP Green, Missouri marked his bricks Empire but I do not think this is one of his.
Below – Empire Brick & Tile Co Ltd., Aldridge, Walsall, Staffs. – Kelly’s Staffordshire Directory 1912 – See link to Brickmania
(Note – SBH – Did the Empire Brick & Tile Co Ltd manufacture fire bricks?)
Below – Empire bricks on Brocross.
Found by Angel Rose at Oldfield’s Reclamation Yard in Oldhill near Dudley, England. This example is not in my possession. 24 D Docken 8121 – possibly B121. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find site, this may well be a James Dougall product. . Below – Front and rear of this special shape. .
Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find site, this may well be a James Dougall product. . Below – Front and rear of this special shape. .
Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find site, this may well be a James Dougall product. It is very likely that HOU stands for the customer’s name or business. . John Bramall points out that a possible customer could…
Found at Dougalls old works, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . Below – End view showing this is a side arch.
Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find site, this may well be a James Dougall Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge product. . .
Found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. I believe this brick was manufactured for the South American Railway network. Click me. Unidentified manufacturer but considering the find site and the fact it was found in a pile of bricks stamped ‘Dougall’, it is quite likely this will be a Bonnyside Brickworks product….
Found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks. An oval or a circle with a diagonal strike or slash through it. ∅ Information Unidentified manufacturer. Find location would suggest this is a James Dougall product. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find site, this may well be a James Dougall product. James Dougall did manufacture sillimanite products. The meaning of ‘LAB’ is unknown.
Found at the old James Dougall works, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find site, this may well be a James Dougall product. It may also be an early Dyson Refractories product. They took over the Bonnyside Works from Dougall and their emblem, which appeared on many…
