Gartcraig 3
— 20/06/2022Found by Tracy Ellington in a burn in Millhouse, Tighnabruaich, Argyll and Bute. I am not in possession of this example. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . .
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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Found by Tracy Ellington in a burn in Millhouse, Tighnabruaich, Argyll and Bute. I am not in possession of this example. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . .
Found by Kurtis Fusco in the River Winnipesaukee at Franklin, New Hampshire, USA. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . .
Found by Karen Colpitts in Saint John, New Brunswick Canada. The bricks were part of an old lime kiln near an abandoned quarry. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . Below – The original brick structure. Photo 1932 from Michael Milburn. Below – all that is left of the kiln in 2022….
Found by Kristin Schwab on the Merrimack River in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . .
The following Scottish bricks were found by Tim Westley in and around Sydney Harbour, Australia. . . . . Below – Ferguslie Patent – Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fire Clay Works, Paisley. Below – Gartcraig – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Hurll – Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks…
Found by Thomas Walsh near Vancouver, USA. Thomas states it was found due east of the location of the first lumber mill here in the area during the 1800s as part of the Hudson Bay Company. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . .
Found by NSM Archaeology. Gartcraig brick from the Queen’s Marque project in downtown Halifax. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . . . . .
This fire brick was found by Dennis F. Jones on the Minas Basin beach in Tennycape, Nova Scotia, Canada. This example is not in my possession. X Gartcraig or + Gartcraig. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . .
This fire brick was found by Dennis F. Jones on the Minas Basin beach in Tennycape, Nova Scotia, Canada. X Gartcraig or + Gartcraig. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Midlothian area. This example is not in my possession. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Ian states – This is a Bellied Chimney Pot. Made at Millerston, Glasgow by the Gartcraig Fire Clay Co., probably in the late 19th century. The maker’s mark looks like it was flat and…