1931 – “A list of distinctive marks, trade names and trademarks appearing on bricks, tiles, stone and sanitary ware” states that fire bricks stamped ‘Beaver’ were being manufactured by Campbell & Co along with bricks stamped ‘Phoenix’, ‘Vulcan’ and ‘Forth’. (Note – SBH – I have a hard copy of this document. I have not seen it duplicated online).
Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
Such a brick is still to be located.
Below – This partial firebrick was found by Ian Suddaby on waste ground at the old Dalzell Iron & Steel Works, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. It could well be a ‘Beaver’ brick from the Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
This example is not in my possession.
Found by Michèle Côté and Marc Trudel on the beach along the Gaspé shore of Percé, Québec Canada. The ‘Gartcraig’ brick is most definitely Scottish. It was found near to a brick stamped ‘Vulcan’ which may also be Scottish as ‘Vulcan’ is a trademark of Campbell & Co, Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. (However, ‘Vulcan’…
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Ravenscraig, Motherwell area. This example is not in my possession. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .
Found in Bonnybridge. Forth II or Forth 11. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby in woods once owned by the Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. Unidentified maker but the find location would suggest Scottish origins but … (Note – SBH – Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd and Bonnyside Fireclay Works and Roughcastle…
The following brick was found on the south Bank of Tagus at Cacilhas, Lisbon, Portugal by Rui Ribolhos, Lisbon, Portugal. Empatia Arqueologia LDA. There were many shipyards in this vicinity. . . . Below – Forth – Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
This brick was found by Emily Zeringue in a little town called Pierre Part, South Louisiana, USA. . . . . Below – Forth – Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
This brick is in the possession of Elena Alexeenko. It was found near Taganrog in the Rostov region of Russia. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .
Roughcastle Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. See also the Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Company names: Campbell & Co.; Dougall & Sons Dyson Refractories: J. & R. Howie Site names(S): Roughcastle Fireclay works Address: Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge Established: 1889 Ceased: 1964 Founder: J.Campbell Company history: – The site opened as a coal mine…
Found near Yangon, Myanmar by Htin Kyaw. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .
This example was photographed in Barbados. Vulcan brick – This has no frog, unlike my own partial example. Campbell & Co, Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, Scotland used a trademark stamp called ‘Vulcan’. They exported many fire bricks all over the world especially those stamped with another trademark brand, ‘Forth’. It is therefore quite possible…
