The photos of these bricks were kindly forwarded by Cristina Pasquali an archaeologist and coordinator of the project, the forest and its people. They were found in Tartagal, Provincia De Santa Fe, Argentina.
Facebook page – (Translation ) – The Forestry Project and Peoples is based in the Centre for the Study of Historical Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Arts of the National University of Rosario. It conforms to the offence under the National No. 25,743 / 2003 Protection of archaeological and palaeontological heritage which the Ministry of Innovation and Culture of the Province of Santa Fe is law enforcement authority. The Ministry granted in June 2014 according to Concession Area No. 294 resolution. The project is coordinated by the BA in Anthropology (Archaeology orientation) Cristina Pasquali and integrated by advanced students of the career of Anthropology (Archaeology orientation): Lara Ferre, Hector Meletta and study architecture, Paola Milicic. Also collaborate with the project, the Bachelor of Economics, Georgina Coletto, the Technical Visual Arts, Berenice Gáldiz Carsltein, the Director of Regional Railroad Museum and Archives Rosario / Rosarina Association of Friends of the Rail, Rolando Maggi, Professor Faisal Fabiana (The Coot) and David Franco, bird photographer and Jaaukanigás Guide Wooded Wedge and Low Submeridionales (Reconquista). The project is part of the so-called Historical Archaeology and addressing forestry problems in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Santa Fe north through the archaeology, history and memory of forest villages is proposed. The overall project objective is to recover, disseminate and preserve the archaeological heritage and memory of forest peoples, as well as optimize the resources that the past can provide at present. The research will be conducted through three stages. During the first stage (2014-2015) the specific objectives are related to the study of forest peoples. Mills, factories, railways and ports in the second (2015-2016) study of industrial activity will be addressed. Finally, the objectives of the last stage (2016-2017) relate to past forest product reports and the presentation of the cultural heritage by promoting, in this way, tourism as a tool for regional integration.
The following Scottish brickmarks have been found:-
Glen Lamond x 2 ( Colen Lamond is Glen Lamond) – Probably a product of Hurll, Gartliston Fire Clay Works, Glenboig.
Brown Paisley – Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley.
Scotia (Possibly Scottish)
Boghead Glasgow – Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian.
Morningside – Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire.
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Julkia Rizzi states this Thistle brick was photographed as part of a coal-burning fireplace in a house in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. 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 by Sævar Gardarsson in an old house in Reykjavik, Iceland that was built in 1920. Prestongrange Brick and Tile Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . .
Brian Tarbuck states this brick was found in Augusta, Maine, USA while replacing a water pipe. Allan & Mann, Port Eglinton, Glasgow Alternative brickworks include: Rutherglen Pottery, Glasgow. Mallsmire Works, Myrtle Park, Crosshill, Glasgow. ,
Found by John Barnard at Fitzroy, Falkland Islands. 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 .
Many thanks to Vladimir Smirnov for highlighting this brick to me which was found in the vicinity of the St. Petersburg Region, Gatchina Region, Russia by a brick collector, Alexander Korolev. It was discovered the stove of a private house. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein &…
Found by Glyn Harrison at an unknown location in New Zealand. This example is not in my possession. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. The reference to Bigelow on this special undoubtedly refers to the Bigelow Arch Company of Detroit, USA. Bigelow-Liptak Corporation was originally incorporated in 1927 with the merger of the Bigelow Arch Company of…
Found by Ken Sousa in Massachusetts, USA. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . .
Found in the Bo’ness area. I am not in possession of this example. Although this is broken there is little doubt it was stamped 60 – 69 and was a circle brick. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel.
Found by Claudio Ernesto Rios. Claudio states – The bricks were found in the City of Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In a fridge (almost totally destroyed today) the fridge’s name was Smithfield Refrigerator of English capital, built in 1903, so I would believe those bricks were manufactured in the last decade of the 19th century….
Found by Patricio Peralta in an old bakery, Lincoln, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. “Calder British Made”. 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…
