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EMSCO/REGAL


Photo courtesy of James Freedner.

Brand name: EMSCO/REGAL

Company: Emsco Refractories Company

Location: Office at 8661 Dorothy Ave., plant at Manchester Avenue and Atlantic Blvd., Southgate, Los Angeles County.

Years: 1927-1933

Type: Fire brick

Description: Brand name impressed on the face.

Equipment: 8 gas-fired kilns.

Deposit: Emsco pit in the Alberhill District, Riverside County, and El Toro, Orange County.

Source: California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 99, 1928, p. 101; Los Angeles City Directories, 1930-1933.

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