The following Scottish bricks were found by Igor Tarasov in Vladivostok, Russia.
The bricks were found in ruined furnaces which formed part of the Soviet Army barracks in Vladivostok.
Firebricks stamped ‘Boghead’ and ‘Scotia’ and a building brick marked ‘Mac Brand’
The manufacturing origins of the Scotia and Mac Brand are not confirmed but I believe they were made in Scotland. I have found these bricks together on at least 6 different locations in Scotland, often forming part of the same structure. The Mac Brands appear to have been used as fire bricks in the past although they have more the look of a building brick.
Below – Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian.
Below – The exact origins of this brick are uncertain but it is very likely of Scottish manufacture.
Below – The exact origins of this brick are uncertain but it is very likely of Scottish manufacture.
Below – The bricks above were found alongside this mystery brick marked OMC – this is also a firebrick. Possibly – Main Colliery or ? ? Company. I could well be of English origins.
Below – 13/11/2019 – The following brick have now also been found by Igor in and around the same area.
Below – Caledonia Fireclay Works, Paisley, Renfrewshire
Below – Hurlford Fireclay Works, Hurlford, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
Below – Glenyards Fireclay Works, Glenyards, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. (Note – SBH – This is a version of the stamp that has not yet been found and recorded in Scotland).
Below – A Glenyards brick was found alongside a mystery brick stamped ‘Glenkirsop’. The origins of the Glenkirsop are unknown but the likelihood is that these bricks are of Scottish manufacture.
Below – Glenkirsop brick of uncertain origins.
Below – Another mystery brick found at the same location. A similar stamped brick has been found in Scotland and is believed to have been possibly manufactured at the Doura Fireclay and Terracotta Works, Kilwinning, Kilmarnock. click me.
Below – Another mystery brick found at the same location. This appears to be stamped ‘Flack’ or possibly ‘Black’.
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 Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. . . . .
Found by Ken Sousa in Massachusetts, USA. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . .
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…
Found by Senja Salmi in Sääksjärvi, Mäntsälä, Finland. Senja states – We are not sure how old this house is but at least about 100 years old and it was built by the last blacksmith of this village. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd, Bonnybridge. alt Calder Firebrick Works, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. alt Chapelhall Works, Lanarkshire….
Found by Hans Nilsson in the sea at Furuögrund, Sweden. Hans states – The brick was found in Furuögrund north of Skellefteå. Furuögrund was the port where wood products from the area where produced and shipped. At many places ballast was left. The ballast, usually stone not found in Sweden…like flint and sometimes even a…
