Machine Made Brick

“DFC Hifire” additional note on it.

“DFC NO. 1 WEDGE” additional note on it.

Brick Exhibition

Part of Brick Exhibition

Orange red brick with iron spotting.

Used in brick exhibition at Penn.

DFC Hifire aka Denver Fire Clay Company

Source:

Denver Fire Clay Mine opened in 1882 (https://www.protectthehogback.com/copy-of-denver-fire-clay-accident-1937-1)

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/SILNMAHTL_13859

“Nelsonville Block” note on it.

The Nelsonville Block brick originated in Nelsonville and the Hocking Valley. The growth of brick-making was a part of the iron ore production of the Hocking Valley. Early blast furnaces in Hocking County date back to the 1850s. Wood was burned into charcoal which was used to heat furnaces that in turn heated the iron so it could be reduced to ingots for shipping.

Source: https://www.logandaily.com/news/nelsonville-s-history-brick-by-brick/article_6504677b-1f1c-5fc7-80e9-edec9233cc61.html

From Western Clay Manufacturing Company in Helena, Montana.

Western Clay (Actually has a question mark on it so maybe not?)

Englishman C.C. Thurston established a brickyard at this site in 1883. In 1885, Nicholas Kessler, a longtime Helena brewer and brickmaker, bought the brickworks from Thurston and placed Bray in charge.  By 1900, the Kessler Brick and Sewer Pipe Works was one of Montana’s leading clay manufacturers.

Source: https://historicmt.org/items/show/822

Brick Exhibition

(Photography Remaining)