Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area.
Note the thumbprint to top right.
Note also the difference in height of the letters especially between the ‘C’ and the adjacent ‘R’.
Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow.
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This brick was found in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA by Larry Cormier. Larry states ” My family purchased a home in Waltham Massachusetts in 1961. I believe it was built in the early 1920s. About 20 years ago we had some landscaping work done in the back yard and uncovered a brick walk. We left it…
The following photographs were kindly forwarded by Carol Durant, Vice President of the Rockingham District Historical Society in Western Australia. These Gartcraig stamped bricks are exhibited within the Rockingham Museum. The bricks were found locally and it is believed they would have been unloaded at the Port of Rockingham c. 1875 – 1908. Gartcraig Fire…
The following bricks were found in and around the Melbourne area of Victoria, Australia. They were found by Mark Fleming and they are in the possession of Philip Lehocz, an Australian brick collector. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. and Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. and Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig,…
Found by Jennifer Richardson at extreme low tide buried in the sludge under the ocean water in Tod Inlet Victoria British Columbia. Usually, the area is under 15 feet of water. There used to be an old cement factory there in the early 1900s until 50s or 60s. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, by Millerston, Glasgow….
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. This brick was found among numerous Gartcraig bricks dumped in a landfill hole just off Gartcraig Road, Glasgow, not far from the site of the old Gartcraig Fireclay Works. It is very similar in style and colour to Gartcraig bricks and as such it is very likely…
The following Scottish bricks are in the possession of Jean Bear, USA and were found in California, USA. . . . . Below – Morningside O – Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire. (This may have actually been found in Reno, Nevada?) Below – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow.
The following Scottish bricks are in the possession of Jean Bear, USA and were found in Newfoundland, Canada. . . . . Below – Gartcraig – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Glenboig M – Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay…
Found by Paul Nila in South India. Paul states “We are happy to inform you that we found some bricks engraved with ‘Gart Craig-Pressed-Glasgow’ at a dilapidated tea bungalow, mostly damaged by the attacks of elephants at Valparai in the district of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, South India. Actually my wife, Mrs Nesamani Paul, found…
Found by Brady Treneer on the St. Croix river, Robbinston, Maine, USA. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. The manufacturer of this brick is unknown but I am beginning to lean heavily toward it being a Gartcraig brick due to the volume of Gartcraigs that turn up on foreign shores. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works,…
Found by Karen Prytula in Quebec, Canada. Karen states:- The forest is near Lake Dumont, Quebec. This area was worked by lumbermen anytime between 1840 and early 1900s. Close to the pile of bricks were the remnants of a big furnace. We are not sure what the furnace was for … We think it was…
