Found at Sanquhar.
Undersized building brick.
Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian.
Alternative brickworks include:
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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 Milngavie, Glasgow area.
Below – The same stamp on a frog of a variant depth. Found in the foundation of a 19th-century greenhouse, Hartrigge, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders.
Below – Again a very similar stamp but it has been stamped to the top of the frog. Found on the site of old Etna Brick Works, Bathville.
Below – The same stamp but with an unusual circular mark to the centre. The spacing between the letters is slightly irregular too. Found at the Etna Brickworks site.
Below – The same stamp but in reverse. Found at the Etna Brickworks site.
Below – This is the same brick as above but by turning the brick 180 deg, this may show a different stamp error. I do not know which is the ‘correct’ error but I suspect the one above … maybe!
Many thanks to Bruce MacDonald for the following photographs which were taken at The Sunbury Plantation House, St Philip Parish Barbados. All the bricks present were fire bricks and included English manufacturers such as Ruffors of Stourbridge, Cowen of Newcastle and Duddell of Fenton. 90% of the bricks present appear to have been stamped ‘Glenboig’….
Many thanks to Gustavo Coronel for the following information. This ‘Crater’ brick was found in lime kiln furnace No 5, Malagueño, Córdoba, Argentina. Gustavo states that bricks stamped ‘Etna’ were also found lining the furnace but no photograph is available as yet. Manufactured by the Etna or Atlas Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. . . ….
Found by Karine Pilon in New Brunswick, Canada. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . .
This tile was found by Marco Samaniego in the abandoned ruins of an old house in the City of Humaitá, Department of Ñeembucú, Paraguay. It measures 29.5cm x 29.5 cm. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . .
This example was found by Jeffrey Wong Sang on the Constance Estate, South Trinidad. Jeffrey states – The ‘Etna’ bricks are from the old Constance Estate and can be found in the sand as the sea reclaims the land and destroys the houses in its march forward. This was once a coconut estate. Etna Brickworks,…
Found at High Bonnybridge. The consensus of opinion, prior to finding this brick, is that ‘Crater’ was a trademark of the Etna/Atlas Brickworks in West Lothian. This information is detailed in this link The Bricks of Bathville and Armadale and bricks stamped ‘Crater’ have been found on the site of the old Etna/Atlas Brickworks. This…
Found by Ian Suddaby on the boundary of the old Bonnyside Brickworks site, Bonnybridge. I am not in possession of this example. Manufactured by the Etna or Atlas Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. . . Below – Brickmaking in Armadale – states that the Crater trademark was used by the Etna/Atlas Brickworks. The Survey of Scottish…
Found at Oakvale, Livingston. Note the ‘9’ appears to be an upside down’6′ and the ‘T’ has serifs which is very unusual on an Etna stamped brick. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. .
This brick was found by Gustavo Agustin Coronel. It was found at a lime kiln, Hornos Fabrica No 4 in Malagueño, Córdoba, Argentina. Below – Etna Great Britain fire brick. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby on the site of the old Etna Brickworks. This example is not in my possession. This looks like an ‘8’ stamp but it may possibly be a ‘3’. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. Below – Some photos demonstrating how Ian suspects this…
