I came across 150 Coffeyville VB & T Co. red pavers which look to be never used, but have been sitting around for a lot of years. Can you tell me approximately when they were made? Thanks.
According to Jim Graves , in his work Brick Manufacturers of the United States, Coffeyville V.B. & T. Co. was in business in the time period of 1894 - 1930.
I have one given to me from an older gentleman that said he got a truck load given to him by the construction workers who were removing them from Heights Blvd in Houston, Texas so they could replace it with concrete.
Any idea what year they were removed from Heights Blvd. I just bought 500 of them from an old house in Houston and they look like they had come from a road because there is asphalt on some of the bricks.
I have being a brick mason for forty years and I love the history of each brick. When I tell the homeowner the story of the brick in his house I always see a big smile of amazement and a new look towards his house,particulary in the Houston Heights ( a historical area in Houston Texas)
they were used in and around our underpass and the sidewalks of our Santa Fe train depot. We have recycled and use them in sidewalks around our tourist area
My great grandmother, grandmother and mother were born in Coffee villa. Kansas. I went there with my mom 27 yrs ago and got one of the bricks that was used to pave a road there. One road we went down was still paved with bricks.
My great grandmother, grandmother and mother were born in Coffee villa. Kansas. I went there with my mom 27 yrs ago and got one of the bricks that was used to pave a road there. One road we went down was still paved with bricks.
I live in Wilbur Oregon and I dug one up out of my yard! Not sure where it came from and haven't found anymore as of yet! Interesting to have a piece of the past!
I live in Wilbur Oregon and dug one up out of my yard. I don't know where it came from and I haven't found anymore as of yet! It's interesting to have a piece of the past though!
Hi Kelly,
ReplyDeleteAccording to Jim Graves , in his work Brick Manufacturers of the United States, Coffeyville V.B. & T. Co. was in business in the time period of 1894 - 1930.
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I ran across a few of these down on the waterway in Galveston, TX. Kinda funny, since most everything else in Texas has Thurber bricks.
ReplyDeleteThe front sidewalk of the Santa Fe Depot in Temple, Tx, has some, too.
ReplyDeleteYou can see some of these in part of the parking lot behind El Arroyo on W 5th in Austin, Texas.
ReplyDeleteFound one in Livermore, Ca. very smooth.
ReplyDeleteI have one given to me from an older gentleman that said he got a truck load given to him by the construction workers who were removing them from Heights Blvd in Houston, Texas so they could replace it with concrete.
ReplyDeleteAny idea what year they were removed from Heights Blvd. I just bought 500 of them from an old house in Houston and they look like they had come from a road because there is asphalt on some of the bricks.
DeleteWe have found one brick with "VB& T Co" on it on our farm in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. Were there such a company in SA?
ReplyDeleteI had one given to me today that was found in a dump in Southwest Missouri area. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteI have being a brick mason for forty years and I love the history of each brick. When I tell the homeowner the story of the brick in his house I always see a big smile of amazement and a new look towards his house,particulary in the Houston Heights ( a historical area in Houston Texas)
ReplyDeleteMax Coffey, I found six in a auction lot and saved them because of my name.
ReplyDeleteThese bricks are incorporated into the entrance of the Chandor Garden in Weatherford Texas.
ReplyDeleteRestoring a Santa Fe Railroad Station.
ReplyDeleteWould love to acquire those brinks if you still have them.
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they were used in and around our underpass and the sidewalks of our Santa Fe train depot. We have recycled and use them in sidewalks around our tourist area
ReplyDeleteI "inherited" a truckload of them. Being from KS, I plan on making a sidewalk of them at my home.
ReplyDeleteMy great grandmother, grandmother and mother were born in Coffee villa. Kansas. I went there with my mom 27 yrs ago and got one of the bricks that was used to pave a road there. One road we went down was still paved with bricks.
ReplyDeleteMy great grandmother, grandmother and mother were born in Coffee villa. Kansas. I went there with my mom 27 yrs ago and got one of the bricks that was used to pave a road there. One road we went down was still paved with bricks.
ReplyDeleteI live in Wilbur Oregon and I dug one up out of my yard! Not sure where it came from and haven't found anymore as of yet! Interesting to have a piece of the past!
ReplyDeleteI live in Wilbur Oregon and dug one up out of my yard. I don't know where it came from and I haven't found anymore as of yet! It's interesting to have a piece of the past though!
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