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1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI
1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI
1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI
1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI
1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI
1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI
1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI
1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI

1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI

$ 3.69

Availability: 60 in stock
  • Decade: 1900s
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Material: Clay From Ice Age Glaciers And Aggregate
  • Maker: Berlin Brick Co of Berlin Ct
  • Features: Salvage
  • Color: Reddish Clay

    Description

    1900 BERLIN BRICK CO OF BERLIN CT, Antique Clay Brick, Recovered In NEWPORT RI.
    Berlin Brick Company
    B B Co
    Berlin, CT
    Berlin Brick display on display
    at the Berlin Historical Society Museum,
    305 Main St., Berlin, CT
    From a museum brochure: "The museum houses a brick display with bricks, brick molds, signs and terra cotta pieces from Berlin’s many brick manufacturers. Berlin was prominent in the brick market even as late as the 1960’s."
    In 1842, Cornelius P. Dunham established the first brickyard in Berlin, CT. Because the clay in Berlin was so perfect for brick making, the business continued for a little over 120 years. Berlin was known throughout the northeast for brick making. The salary for an average worker was 1-2 dollars every 10 hours. Over 90,000 bricks were produced each day with as many as 90 men and women working together. In 1910, Berlin had about 11 brickyards, and yearly produced about 102,500,000 bricks.
    The Great Depression ended the building construction. The last brickyard to close was a flower pot company which didn't last too long. The electric shovel arm is still visible in an old clay pit on Route 72. The hole was bought by John Carbo who had a company on Christian Lane. John Carbo didn't make enough money for electricity for the electric shovel so it was never used and abandoned. Clay has made a long way in the town of Berlin, but it had to end sometime, but overall it was very successful.
    Source: https://mcgee.berlinschools.org/berlin/industry1.htm
    Other brickyards that were in Berlin, CT include:
    Donnelly (DON.BCo), Charles P. Merwin (MERWIN) and Stiles & Reynolds (S & R).
    Shipped with USPS Flat Rate Medium Box for .05
    Please examine photos carefully as this is the brick you will receive.
    Before steel, clay bricks were the backbone of many buildings at the turn of the 20th century
    For serious collectors of clay bricks, masonry and tile
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