Have two bricks I would like more info. on. They both came from a wooded area in Northwestern, Ohio. They were used to hold sap pans above a fire in an old maple syrup camp.
W.W. Co.
SPARTA - Mineral Springs, Ohio
Click HERE to ask a question about bricks you have found.
Ulster Landing/East Kingston, NY
A BRIEF HISTORY of ATHENS and GLASCO, NY
VERPLANCK--MONTROSE--CRUGERS--GEORGE'S ISLAND
A BRIEF HISTORY of CROTON-ON-HUDSON
DPBW: Dennings Point Brick Works
An article on brickmaking from the perspective of a bricklayer.
FREE Shipping on selected Hudson Valley books in our Online Store.
A New Site Map: pages on this site are indexed here.
Backwards Branding website "guru" Fred Rieck explains what this is all about.
"The Brickyard, Summer of 1957" a wonderful first-hand account from one of our website visitors.
Our companion site Hudson River History.com
Historic Brick Firehouse in Ruins!
In the News! Andy van der Poel and Fred Rieck, two Hudson Valley collectors and BrickCollecting.com "regulars" are featured. See Andy's Collection here and read Fred's comments here.
Anon, The WWCo is a fire brick made in Parral, OH by the Robinson Clay Products Co.
ReplyDeleteThe Sparta is an architectural brick made for "looks' This brick was a type made by adding salt to the fire as it was being burned (baked) to give it a glazed look. The Sparta was made by the Federal Clay Products Co of Mineral City.
Jim Graves, in his work, "Brick Manufacturers of the United States" lists them as being in business in the time period of about 1928 - 1939