IMPORTED BRICKS
Brand name: WALBOTTLE
Company: Walbottle Coal & Fire Brick Co.
Location: Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.
Years: 1825-1908
Type: Fire brick
Description: Brand name impressed into the face.
Comments: Probably imported to California as ship ballast. This brick
is from the collection of Jack Bower, Sacramento, CA.
Source: Gurcke, Karl, 1987, Bricks and Brickmaking, p. 75.
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