Found in Larbert.
The manufacturer of this brick is unknown.
The find location would suggest Scottish origins.
The brick was found in a stacked pile in a garden. It was the only one of its kind among other bricks all marked Glenboig, Castlecary or Thistle.
I have no doubt it is from the same stable as one of the above – but which one.
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Found by Ian Suddaby around the Inner Bay at Inverkeithing in Fife Ian states – A Glenboig 24A square slab. I’m not sure what these were used for and leaving aside the slight differences in the way the letters are stamped, the 24 part is interesting. Lots of 24 stamped slabs have been found around…
Found by Ian Suddaby at Inverkeithing, Fife. I am not in possession of this example. 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 at the old Jenny Lind Brickworks, Motherwell. 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. . Below – Found at the same location. This is a clearer mark but a poorer quality brick.
Found at the old Jenny Lind Brickworks, Motherwell. 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 by James Waugh at the Lady Victoria Colliery, Newton Grange. This looks like an ‘O’ as in a letter as opposed to a ‘0’ as in zero but … Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister…
Found by Ian Suddaby at Westfield, West Lothian. I am not in possession of this example. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire.
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,…
This brick was found by Daniel Ruben Paz and his wife at Lujan Dam, a town in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. Daniel states ” Today (02/01/2020), while walking with my wife we have seen something buried with an acronym, FC .., it looked nothing more than that, but given the place where we live it…
Found by Eddie McLean at Glenboig. This stamp should perhaps read Glenboig A1 KH 122 Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire.
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. 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. .
