Found at the site of the old Etna and Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, West Lothian.
The manufacturer is unknown but highly likely to be a product of either the Atlas or Etna Brickworks.
Is it the name of an overseas customer?
Many Etna and Atlas manufactured bricks ended up in the South Americas, including Argentina. In the 1885 directory for the City of Buenos Aires, there is recorded an importer by the name of Lassalle, J. é Hijos, 81 Mayo Street. (Note – SBH – I know its a very longshot but I wonder if Lassalle imported bricks and could this brick have been manufactured in his name albeit it has been wrongly spelt.)
This ‘Muir’ stamped brick was found by Gustavo Coronel and Leonardo Brizuela at a lime kiln at Barrio, Montevideo, Argentina. As this is a fire brick it was possibly manufactured at the Boghead Brick and Fireclay Company, Bathgate sometime between 1898 and c. 1928 when Messrs Muir operated the works. . . . . ….
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…
Many thanks to Chantal Soucy and Jean-Marie Fallu for the following photographs. These Scottish bricks were found on the Beach of Barachois, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada. The bricks were found near two old sawmills erected around the beginning of 1900 by the Sherbrooke Lumber Co. and the Calhoun Lumber Co. There are still remnants of…
These bricks were found by Gustavo Coronel. Gustavo states – I am communicating with you for the purposes of a new find of CALDER bricks, produced in another of the lime kilns in the City of Malagueño, this is the largest kiln in the entire Province of Córdoba. It is located in Barrio Montevideo and…
This brick was found by Gustavo Agustín Coronel. He lives in the City of Malagueño Córdoba, Argentina. Gustavo states (apologies for the quality of the google translation) – I would like to tell you that since last year I have been researching and studying the history of our city, this study was carried out mainly…
Many thanks to Terrence Honore and the Palmiste Historical Society for the following information. These Scottish bricks were found on the Cedar Grove, Canaan Palmiste Estates, Trinidad. They were formerly owned by Scotsmen like the Lamonts. A chimney of bricks from that era 1810, still stands, along with bridges and a few other structures. The…
This brick is in the possession of David Hensley from Kansas, USA. It was obtained from a fellow brick collector who resided in the State of Kansas. It is unknown where the original finder found the brick but it is assumed it was in Kansas somewhere. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .
Found by Molly Buckley in a dump in Broxburn, West Lothian. I am not in possession of this example (It was left in situ – hopefully it can be relocated again one day). The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. It was however found in close proximity to the Etna and Altas Brickworks where many…
