An advert from The New York Directory for 1842 and 1843. Does a brick exist with this name on it? Firebrick or front brick? Advertisements
B. Kreischer, N.Y. No. 1
I found this B. Kreischer firebrick at Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn. Balthasar Kreischer From: “Magazine of Western History.” 1891. On Google books. The works in both…… Read more “B. Kreischer, N.Y. No. 1”
Henney Motor Company
The Henney Motor Company had a showroom at 1265 Boylston Street in Boston in 1940. The Henney signs are still in the sidewalk in front of what is…… Read more “Henney Motor Company”
What a 19th century manhole cover has to say
Originally posted on Ephemeral New York:
New York sidewalks and streets are a treasure of old manhole covers. Some are utilitarian, others decorative, but most are emblazoned…
Anne T. Hardings Brickyarns and the brickyards of Montague, Mass.
Anne T. Hardings Brickyarns.
Blocks in the Wild: Short North (Columbus, OH)
Originally posted on Bricks of Ohio Blog (B.O.B):
I found this interesting patio in front of a very ordinary apartment building while I was walking…
Blocks of Athens: Installment III, Blocks in the Blood
Originally posted on Bricks of Ohio Blog (B.O.B):
Athens Ohio is where I was bitten by the bricking bug. It is an easy place to…
