Does anybody have any information about "Tonque" bricks purportedly manufactured by A.J. Frank from near Tunque Pueblo in northern New Mexico? Pics would be great too! Thanks! Neal Ackerly Dos Rios Consultants, Inc. P.O. Box 1247 Silver City, NM
On or about 1986 I took the San Felipe exit of I-25 and traveled east on an almost nonexistent dirt road. I arrived at a ruins. The north wall , except for the foundation, was all that was left of a large two story Masonry structure. There were bricks scattered around. The bricks were embossed with the word "Tonque"
https://oneironhorse.wordpress.com/tag/tonque/ Here I am 3 years later. The above url is a silent video someone posted of the site that I visited back in 1986. I remember the north wall with the wooden beams embedded in it.
My great grandfather, who emigrated from Sweden, was the co-owner of Tonque brick factory . He also was a barbershop owner in Albuquerque. I have numerous Tonque bricks - most from the nearby (ghost) town of Hagen
I had no idea the Tonque bricks used for landscaping around our 1909 Silver City home were anything special. Thanks to our neighbor, Neal (author of this question), I decided to look them up. I/We will certainly appreciate them even more now.
I live in the Corrales,NM area. My Living room, kitchen and hallway floors all are Tonque bricks.. I came upon this page while searching for a method to remove lime bloom that has appeared along an exterior wall. Davidatcs@yahoo.com
On or about 1986 I took the San Felipe exit of I-25 and traveled east on an almost nonexistent dirt road. I arrived at a ruins. The north wall , except for the foundation, was all that was left of a large two story Masonry structure. There were bricks scattered around. The bricks were embossed with the word "Tonque"
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ReplyDeleteI have a very nice Tonque brick I found in Bernalillo, NM. I'd post a picture of it if I could figure out how..
ReplyDeletehttps://oneironhorse.wordpress.com/tag/tonque/ Here I am 3 years later. The above url is a silent video someone posted of the site that I visited back in 1986. I remember the north wall with the wooden beams embedded in it.
ReplyDeleteMy great grandfather, who emigrated from Sweden, was the co-owner of Tonque brick factory . He also was a barbershop owner in Albuquerque. I have numerous Tonque bricks - most from the nearby (ghost) town of Hagen
ReplyDeleteI had no idea the Tonque bricks used for landscaping around our 1909 Silver City home were anything special.
ReplyDeleteThanks to our neighbor, Neal (author of this question), I decided to look them up. I/We will certainly appreciate them even more now.
I live in the Corrales,NM area. My Living room, kitchen and hallway floors all are Tonque bricks.. I came upon this page while searching for a method to remove lime bloom that has appeared along an exterior wall.
ReplyDeleteDavidatcs@yahoo.com