• Cumbernauld brick found in Australia

    This brick is in the possession of Chris Tramacchi. It was found in Nerrdrie, Queensland, Australia. Note the thumbprint to the top right. Cumbernauld Fireclay Works, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire. . . .

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  • Patent Robert Brown found in the USA

    Found by Chris Sakelarios in Redwood City, California, USA. Chris states – The brick is in a garden of a Victorian home built in 1857.  It was occupied by John Offerman and his family from  1857 until their passing. It is still standing in Redwood City, California. I will be operating a specialty coffee house and saloon….

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  • DET 73 V/93 NA1

    Found by Ian Suddaby at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession – it was left in situ as it was in poor condition. NA1 = Nettle A1 Stein made such bricks under licence. M. H. Detrick – The M.H. Detrick Company is a heat refractory manufacturing company, based out of Mokena,…

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  • Bluebell G 181

    Found by Jason Sutcliffe in the Ayrshire area. This example is not in my possession. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .

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  • C 460

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. Unidentified manufacturer but very likely to be Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire This is a silica product and is stamped to the end. .  

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  • C 732814

    Found at James Dougalls, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Unknown maker Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … it could actually be a James Dougall & Sons product. . . . .

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  • 2761 Nettle 8328 B & W

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire The ‘B & W’ is likely to stand for Babcock and Wilcox. Babcock and Wilcox history. 1881 – Nathaniel Pratt, who would be B&W’s…

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  • SDHS 538

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. Probably a J G Stein product. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternatively, this looks like it may be a cement-based refractory castable and thus may have been manufactured…

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  • Stein C

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .

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  • EO 2781 SC 311 NA1

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. NA1 = Nettle A1 Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire

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  • Bluebell P

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .

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  • JGS W 30082

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .

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  • SPFC Detrick Nettle D

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .

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  • NDA 4071?93

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This possibly should read N D A1 – Nettle Dense. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Below – A triple hanger brick.

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  • P M 23 Nettle D

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .

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  • Nettle SP 7125

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire

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  • Nettle D 79 – 73

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire

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  • Circle brick ‘templates’

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire These are shaped from hardboard or a metal alloy.  They are marked with a size and the number of bricks required…

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  • Mitchells West Bank Brick Works Portobello 1907

    Found by Paul Notman as part of a window surround in a building being demolished near Easter Road, Edinburgh. This example is not in my possession. West Bank Brick and Tile Works, Portobello, Edinburgh. The brick is stamped to the header. (Note – SBH – It is not known what the 1907 date represents. It…

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  • Arniston

    Found in Melrose. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .

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  • Gartcraig Scotland Gaskil

    Found by Ian Suddaby at Clydebank, Glasgow. This example is not in my possession. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – I believe the stamp is Gaskil as opposed to Caskil. I believe Gaskil may refer to a ‘shortened’ version of Gas Kiln. This is only a theory and is, as…

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  • Gartcraig Scotland Gaskil brick found in Canada

    Found by Wayne Stone in Monroe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Waye states – The property was once a shipyard, run by my ancestors, that built wooden ships for several decades up to 1947. The shipyard closed at that time. It was a steam-driven mill operation so I assume that the Gartcraig bricks were fire bricks as…

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  • Bonnybridge F 10

    Found by Jim in the Sheffield area. This example is not in my possession. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd, Bonnybridge. alt Calder Firebrick Works, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. alt Chapelhall Works, Lanarkshire. Hepworth Ceramic Holdings plc (GR-Stein Refractories Ltd. parent co) bought the Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co. Ltd in 1972, closed Bonnybridge works in 1973…

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  • ‘Triangle’ V 60

    Found by Jim in the Sheffield area. This example is not in my possession. I believe this is a Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire product as per this reference. I will record it as such until proven otherwise. “The VIIth International Ceramic Congress was held in Britain in 1960, and on 24th May the members…

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  • Douglas 2

    Found by Jim in the Sheffield area. This example is not in my possession. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . .

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  • BB 22647 Douglas D

    Found by Jim in the Sheffield area. This example is not in my possession. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . .

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  • Star Pit Fire Clay Mine, Glenboig, North Lanarkshire

    04/10/1879 – West Lothian Courier – On Monday a somewhat alarming explosion of fire damp took place at the Star Pit, Glenboig but was fortunately unattended with serious results. Hitherto the regular fire clay workings have been entirely free from damp but some had been generated during the driving of a mine through an upthrow….

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  • Glenboig

    Found in the Ayrshire area by Jason Sutcliffe. This example is not in my possession. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire Note the possibility of a double edge around the name stamp which is unusual on a Glenboig fire…

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  • Starworks Glenboig B

    Found in the Ayrshire area by Jason Sutcliffe. This example is not in my possession. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire  

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  • Stein Glasgow E

    Found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Ian states – Manuel Brickworks and a Refractory Checker brick for a hot blast stove probably. This one should be double…

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