IMPORTED AND OUT-OF-STATE BRICKS
Brand name: GLENBOIG / PATENT
Company: Glenboig Union Fire Clay Co., Ltd.
Location: Cumbernauld, Gartcosh, or Glenboig, Scotland
Years: 1882-1965
Type: Firebrick
Description: Brand name impressed into the face.
Comments: Brick from the collection of James Salata. Glenboig Fire Clay Co.
originally formed in 1836, and merged with several other firms to form
the present company in 1882. Additional information can be found at this
web site:
www.monklands.co.uk/glenathill/bricks.htm
References: Graves, Gurcke, Karl. Bricks and Brickmaking.
University of Idaho Press, 1987, p. 72.
Comments or questions are welcomed.
Please send email to Dan Mosier at danmosier@earthlink.net.