DLP – Standard firebricks are manufactured at D. Duddell Ltd, Oldfield Works, Fenton, Stoke – on – Trent, a member of our group of Companies.
Unlike the 3 plants at Stannington where no standard shapes are manufactured, the works at Fenton is devoted entirely to the production of standard firebrick sizes and therefore lends itself admirably to automatic processes and large production.
The brickmaking machines automatically double repress all bricks produced.
The main output of the works is ladle bricks of 2 qualities. The DLP is a low Porosity Ladle Brick whose sale is rapidly increasing. The DD quality brick is also widely used in lining ladles and has an excellent reputation as a checker brick and a general-purpose firebrick.
The DLP Ladle Brick has been recommended to and put on trial by many steel plants where it has proved very successful. Its great feature is its consistency and it maintains its position with those firms who keep a regular check on ladle brick lives. It has been responsible for a significant increase in ladle life on all types of steel and the measure of its success is its growing popularity and increasing use.
The DD Ladle Brick is extensively used on all types of steel. It is not a low porosity brick but the number of casts obtained from ladles using it has established its reputation as a steel ladle brick. The DD brick is also widely used for lining hot-metal ladles and it is particularly suitable for this purpose.
Special shaped checker bricks in DD quality are shown on page 44. Standard 3” and 2 ½” squares are used as checkers by other customers.
As a general-purpose firebrick the DD has many applications. It is double repressed, of excellent shape and is true to size. It is used in soaking pits, checker walls, flues, chimneys, gas retorts. Kiln building and for the gas industry.
Practically the whole of the large output at our Fenton works is palletised. The works are rail connected and road haulage is also used to a great extent. Quick deliveries can usually be made to all parts of the country.
Found by Ian Suddaby at Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – A similar stamp with a thumbprint to the top right. Found by Ian Suddaby in the Ravenscraig, Motherwell area.
This brick is in the possession of John Hicks, West Monroe, Louisiana, USA. John is uncertain where the Docken brick was found in the USA as he picked it up at a brick swap meeting. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Dr Ali Asghar Hemmati in an old building previously belonging to the Iranian oil company located in Haftgel City in the province of Khuzestan, Iran. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . .
Found by Reuben Bartolo in a fireplace in Mosta, Malta. Reuben states – The building itself is from the 1500s, I would guess the fireplace is around 1950s. The bricks were between the limestone blocks, behind the fireplace itself. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Ian Suddaby. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found at James Dougalls, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Unknown maker Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … it could actually be a James Dougall & Sons product. . . . .
Found on Curaçao. (Dutch Caribbean). . Below – Dougall James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – Thistle 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
Found byMarnix (John) Visser on an old plantation in Suriname in South America which has Scottish origins. Below – Dougall – James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Hyslop – Airdrie House Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Kipps, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Carfin – Carfin Brickworks, Carfin, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire or…
Found in the Dundee area by Brian Whyte. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
The following bricks were found by Didier Morin-Laprise on the shore at Port-Menier on Anticosti Island, Canada. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. and Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow.
