Jeremy Yount said...
Hi I'm from Western North Carolina and I work for a Construction Company. We are currently doing demolition on a very old Mental Hospital. I starting finding some brick with writing and a year on them. I'm just trying to find out where they were made. They are dated 1921 & 1922 and on the other side the read (AMERICAN EN.E.&T. CO. N.Y.). If any one can help, let me know. A lot of these brick are being crushed up and I have saved about a dozen of them. Email me if anyone has any info. jeremyyount@embarqmail.com
Hi Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteTake another look at your brick. It may indeed be AMERICAN EN.B.&T. CO. N.Y. (not EN.E.&T).
We have a source for AMERICAN EN.B.&T. CO. N.Y:
Jim Graves, in his work, "Brick Manufacturers of the United State" indicates that the American Enameled Brick and Tile Co. had a plant on / in South River, NJ. They may have had additional plants in the NY and NJ area. Graves further indicates the firm was in business in the time period of 1906-1935 ... perhaps even before and after these dates. This kind of brick was also made in other colors.
Thankyou for visiting Fred
Thank you for that information My name is Larry I am a bottle digger from Ma. and have dug up this very brick in question one side white date's 1916. The brick was found in Easthampton Ma.
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ReplyDeleteI have an old brick that has white ceramic on the face of it and is made of a white concrete or marble. it says AMERICAN E.N.B. & T. Co NY
any clues?
could it be from an old white house tavern?
please respond to indioscopper@aol.com if anyone knows.
Your brick is an enameled brick. White is most common, but I have seen them in green, black, brown. It could have come from any number of places - kitchens, breweries asylums schools, or hospitals to suggest but a few. ... anywhere that cleanliness would be of utmost importance. The enamel will withstand steam, and disinfectants and not harbor pores where germs may incubate.
ReplyDeletejeremy yount, you wouldn't be in asheville nc would you?
ReplyDeleteI googled American E.N.B & T CO. N.Y. and this blog came up. I have 500-600 such bricks with white ceramic on one side. Is there a market for them? Any response would be greatly appreciated.
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are these bricks valuable? I got a box of about 30 of them at a tag sale today for $5. I think they are just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI keep digging up and pulling these bricks from my backyard. 10 or so, so far, looks like an old path. Bricks were white once upon a time Date on opposing side says American 10 19 16.
ReplyDeleteI keep digging up and pulling these bricks from my backyard. 10 or so, so far, looks like an old path. Bricks were white once upon a time Date on opposing side says American 10 19 16.
ReplyDeleteMy friend found a rock and it has the same letters on it. And it shows it's the second in the world and we were wondering how much it was. He found it in the Pennsylvania river four years ago. He's 11 years old he found it when he was 7 found it in the Pennsylvania river.
ReplyDeleteI have a brick with MBCC with a space that’s Broken coming from an old nursing school in Brockton Mass being torn down
ReplyDeletehttps://brickfrog.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/american-enameled-brick-and-tile-company-south-river-nj/
ReplyDeleteI found one just today. White enameled brick just sitting under old kitchen cabinet. Same manufacturer.
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