J & M Craig Kilmarnock brick found in USA
— 17/09/2023Found by John Lowe in Long Island, New York State, USA. J & M Craig, Perceton Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. . . . .
Various misc Perceton Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock products
The following items were found in fields and tracks surrounding the old Perceton Fire Clay Works at Muirhouses Farm.
J & M Craig, Fire clay manufacturers, Dean, Hillhead and Perceton, Kilmarnock
1 – A large oversized, salt-glazed animal feed trough measuring 32″ long x 26″ wide x 19″ high
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2 – Large flat bottomed water pipe. Approx 8′ long (broken at the end) x 38″ wide flat bottomed collared end, 15 1/2″ internal height and 27″ internal width collared end and 5 1/2 ” thick. 3 ” thick at no collared end. This may be a gas retort.
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3 – A sheep dipper. This is lying upside down. It would have been dug into the ground. The ramp down will be grooved to allow grip. The sheep would enter 1 at a time, down the ramp and into the water and dip. It would be shoved under the water to ensure full body contact with the dip and then allowed back out the way it entered. The dip is to protect the sheep from parasites such as lice, ticks and blowfly.
The ramp measures approx 6′ 3″ long and this leads down into a 27″ long x 25″ wide x 33″ high dipping bath. There is a hole (The bung is missing) to allow the dipper to be drained when required.
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Below – A glazed floor tile 12″ x 12″ x 1 5/8″. Not marked but several found on-site and believed to be a product of Percton Fire Clay Works
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