Coffeyville VB & T Co

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.

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  1. Hi Kelly,

    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.

    Thanks for visiting, Fred

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  2. 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.

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  3. The front sidewalk of the Santa Fe Depot in Temple, Tx, has some, too.

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  4. You can see some of these in part of the parking lot behind El Arroyo on W 5th in Austin, Texas.

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  5. Found one in Livermore, Ca. very smooth.

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  6. 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.

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    1. 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.

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    2. There is an entire home in nixa Missouri “1100 Cheyenne road” my grandparents house made of these bricks!

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    3. I found many of these brick out at Acme NM NE of Roswell. I think the Railroad used them for some of their depots and stations. There is also an old school out there that is very interesting.

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  7. We 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?

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  8. I had one given to me today that was found in a dump in Southwest Missouri area. Very cool!

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  9. 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)

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  10. Max Coffey, I found six in a auction lot and saved them because of my name.

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  11. These bricks are incorporated into the entrance of the Chandor Garden in Weatherford Texas.

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  12. Restoring a Santa Fe Railroad Station.
    Would love to acquire those brinks if you still have them.

    t.lytle@gte.net

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    1. We have 200 Coffeyville VB&TCo bricks that we would like to sell. Any chance you are interested or know of someone who might be?

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    2. Hello I have a lot of this Coffeyville bricks as well some Texas star bricks im looking at around 3000 maybe more if your interested.

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  13. 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

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  14. I "inherited" a truckload of them. Being from KS, I plan on making a sidewalk of them at my home.

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  15. 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.

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  16. 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.

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  17. 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!

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  18. 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!

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  19. The new Spring Street Dental in Bastrop, Texas has Coffeyville bricks in their entrance outside their front door....I was able to sweet-talk Dr. Matt Larson into giving me one, since my last name is "Coffey!" Love it!

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  20. Ran across about 50 bricks in La Junta, Colorado and was surprised to learn they are from Kansas. We are along the Santa Fe railroad .

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  21. My daughter traveling through Addington, OK stopped at old delapatated buildings and knowing I collect labeled bricks, picked up a couple of COFFEEYVILLE, V.B & T CO bricks to gift to me. Very interesting, thanks everyone for their comments..Also got 2 chocolate chip cookies. Thanks Becky and Steve.

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  22. Hi, I’m looking at a sidewalk made of them in St. Charles, MO

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  23. Coffeeville V.B.& T. CO. pavers were used for sidewalks and for the passenger load/unload area at the Santa Fe Railroad station in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas. I am lucky enough to have one. The station has been torn down.

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  24. I inherited about 60 from my uncle that was born in 1921. I'm sure they came from a bank building in Claremore ok. Would love to sell them if anyone is interested.

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  25. wildspur_1@yahoo.comJanuary 15, 2020 at 5:29 PM

    I have found several of these bricks in Larkspur, Colorado. These look to have been used by the railroad for some sort of construction. Arranged in a semi circle are CoffeyVille at top with V.B.&.T.CO at bottom. Ed B.

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  26. We bought a house in Arkansas that was built in 1903. It has a brick foundation but can't tell what bricks used there, but we have a back patio and walk way with Coffeyville VB&T Co bricks among others. Interesting to this history geek.

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  27. I found what appears to be an old well or fireplace out in the brush at fort Robinson, western North Carolina. Pretty cool

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  28. I Found one while i was mowing!!! Im from Limon Colorado!!

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  29. Found one in Denison Iowa in a pile brick rubble. About the only brick in good condition. Somehow going to incorporate it in the decor in our farmhouse coffee bar area. Cool...

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  30. I have some on the ground in front of my house

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  31. Just came across some of these bricks at the old train station in Waxahachie, TX. There are several different styles of printing on them.

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  32. I’m working at the LePlata station in LePlata MO. I have found a few of these here. Does anyone know where they was used the station was built back in the 1800’s

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  33. There was a whole bunch in Guthrie Oklahoma at the old train station

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  34. I found some in my great grandfathers homestead near Langston,Oklahoma the house was built in 1893,but I found the brick there in 1972. Ray Walters Tulsa,Oklahoma.

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