IMPORTED BRICKS
Brand name: COWEN
Company: Joseph Cowen and Company.
Location: Blaydon-on-Tyne, England.
Years: 1823-1904
Type: Fire brick
Description: Brand name impressed into the face.
Comments: Imported to California as ship ballast.
Source: Gurcke, Karl, 1987, Bricks and Brickmaking, p. 71.
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