tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post7497152392651636805..comments2024-03-26T10:15:07.505-07:00Comments on When An Old House Whispers...: Roses and Bricks - Building History Into Our Patiolamiasabina.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-61687595197837773532017-08-19T16:42:25.957-07:002017-08-19T16:42:25.957-07:00very cool stuff. I found a few today, dominion and...very cool stuff. I found a few today, dominion and clayburn. in Haney but no Haney ones~Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287324065084076226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-61697850695873719102016-10-03T10:38:50.949-07:002016-10-03T10:38:50.949-07:00I have a brick with a medicine wheel imprint. Does...I have a brick with a medicine wheel imprint. Does anyone know where it was made and why they used the medicine wheel imprint?Fred Finsterwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097329906756787169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-91539572269733472442016-10-03T10:37:52.921-07:002016-10-03T10:37:52.921-07:00I have a brick with an American Indian medicine wh...I have a brick with an American Indian medicine wheel imprint. Does anyone know where it was made and why the medicine wheel imprint?<br />Fred Finsterwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097329906756787169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-79994105801188626032016-02-15T02:19:38.964-08:002016-02-15T02:19:38.964-08:00Hi there! I am not sure where the Dominion Bricks ...Hi there! I am not sure where the Dominion Bricks came from. It seems strange that so many would have been shipped to Vancouver all the way from Alberta, as you find a lot of them here. Perhaps Dominion Brick was a nationwide company that had brick kilns in a number of location, but I really do not know.lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-72089567995051982412016-02-14T21:28:39.696-08:002016-02-14T21:28:39.696-08:00Hi, Just curious if your Dominion brick my have co...Hi, Just curious if your Dominion brick my have come from Redcliff, AB? Just curious as I've found a whole bunch where I live. Thanks so much for all the info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-77892156907183284502015-03-31T21:51:11.012-07:002015-03-31T21:51:11.012-07:00Hello Frank. It has been a while since I wrote thi...Hello Frank. It has been a while since I wrote this. I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, just a lover of lld bricks. I probably found the information online. Come to think of it I think it strange that there should be so many bricks here in Vancouver from a company in Saskatchewan when they could have been sourced cheaper in BC. Hopefully someone else might be able to solve this mystery. Cheers! lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-11104475315572034392015-03-31T15:55:04.577-07:002015-03-31T15:55:04.577-07:00Hi: B & C Bricks were made by the Redcliff Br...Hi: B & C Bricks were made by the Redcliff Brick and Coal Company, at Redcliff, Alberta, near Medicine Hat from 1907-1949. For more information, see: "Bricks in Alberta", by Jack M. Manson, published in 1982 - p. 64-68. Probably out of print, but should be available through inter-library loan. Cheers, FRANKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-91640458825918146952015-03-31T15:46:44.582-07:002015-03-31T15:46:44.582-07:00Hi: I don't think that your DOMINION brick co...Hi: I don't think that your DOMINION brick comes from Saskatchewan. I have been working with the Claybank Brick Plant Historical Society for over 25 years, and did extensive research on the Plant before it was designated a National Historic Site. During all that time, we never came across a DOMINION brick or any reference to such a product. But we did find T.P. MOKA brick as well as Ruf-Tex and various fire bricks. Some had CLAYBANK imprinted in them, as well as BISON, and DEFCO, etc. But, alas no DOMINION, in spite of that being part of the company name for decades. Nor have I been able to find DOMINION bricks elsewhere in Saskatchewan. Now, that doesn't mean that your brick is not from here, but we have not come across it before. Do you have any data that supports your conclusion, or are you focusing on the name imprinted in the brick?<br /><br />Enjoy your brick collection - researching them is a great way to watch the hours slip away. FRANKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-39320605959855658912015-02-19T23:18:20.892-08:002015-02-19T23:18:20.892-08:00Hello James - yes indeed - if only they could spea...Hello James - yes indeed - if only they could speak - it is fascinating where they end up and what they were used for - many bricks were re-used on several occasions on different projects etc - the wonderful life of the humble brick.Mark Cranstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032259567056588515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-87114711233952999892015-02-19T21:32:33.561-08:002015-02-19T21:32:33.561-08:00You are welcome Dawn!You are welcome Dawn!lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-49345670215298522302015-02-19T21:31:55.978-08:002015-02-19T21:31:55.978-08:00Hello there. I have never seen a brick with Calgar...Hello there. I have never seen a brick with Calgary in the frog myself and wish I had one in my garden patio... That being said, I haven't a clue about the history of your bricks. Have you checked with the Glenbow Museum, Heritage Park, or the Calgary Archives? I think they would be really good sources. All the best.lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-90401512662202716042015-02-19T21:29:16.527-08:002015-02-19T21:29:16.527-08:00Mark, thanks so much! I just love it that these br...Mark, thanks so much! I just love it that these bricks have travelled so far... lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-3327884005367286082015-02-19T12:39:42.741-08:002015-02-19T12:39:42.741-08:00Hello! I stumbled across your webpage while resea...Hello! I stumbled across your webpage while researching some bricks. We have recently taken apart a portion of our fireplace and when we did we noticed the majority of our bricks have the word “CALGARY” pressed into them. In researching them, we aren’t getting any solid answer…Seems like you have quite the collection yourself and wondered if you have ever encountered this particular brick yourself?The Best'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005627620408721278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-28903509766896378852014-10-23T04:13:00.413-07:002014-10-23T04:13:00.413-07:00Hi - please see attached some various references f...Hi - please see attached some various references from my site to the Gartcraig brick....regards Mark<br /><br />http://www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk/tag/gartcraig/Mark Cranstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032259567056588515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-5647867079501065162014-05-29T08:21:14.339-07:002014-05-29T08:21:14.339-07:00Hello Adam, It completely surprises me just how fa...Hello Adam, It completely surprises me just how far bricks travel. The Gartcraig bricks which are in Vancouver all the way from Glasgow, Scotland is a great example. From closer by, there is the IXL brick from Alberta that I have here as well. That being said, there may have been another brickmaker back east with the name Baker. Let me know if you find anything out.lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-38292936524406237212014-05-29T05:42:24.619-07:002014-05-29T05:42:24.619-07:00Thanks so much for the information. We have just ...Thanks so much for the information. We have just dug up a trove of Baker Bricks here in our little town of Smiths Falls Ontario. We were just digging a garden when dozens of these bricks started showing up about 6inches down. Now it seems everywhere we dig we find bricks or pieces of them. I wonder why or how they made it all the way here. Seems there must have been a closer place to get them.Adam Connollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-90786857464956609322013-09-11T13:43:59.476-07:002013-09-11T13:43:59.476-07:00A brick from the early 1950s. Could this be from M...A brick from the early 1950s. Could this be from Medicine Hat as well?<br />Anybody know anything about the B&C Brick Company?<br /><br />http://www.okanagan.net/ocarc/news/brick.jpgB and C Brickshttp://www.okanagan.net/ocarc/news/brick.jpgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-51237196642591543862013-08-28T18:32:21.718-07:002013-08-28T18:32:21.718-07:00An interesting post. Thanks for taking your reader...An interesting post. Thanks for taking your readers down memory lane. A fine history of patios. :)Shed Manufacturerhttp://www.yourshed.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-50410160075236021142013-08-12T08:00:11.963-07:002013-08-12T08:00:11.963-07:00Life is full of coincidences. I was searching for ...Life is full of coincidences. I was searching for images of the Atlas, BBB, and Clayburn bricks I had seen on our trip to Haida Gwaii in July and stumbled across your blog. Funny--I'm the Jan Smith whose Fickr photo stream you referenced. Really enjoy this post. Nice to meet you, and thanks for your research. Cheers!Jan Smithhttp://huzzah.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-23023490608410896142013-07-14T16:49:31.979-07:002013-07-14T16:49:31.979-07:00Hi We found a yellow (presumably fire brick piece ...Hi We found a yellow (presumably fire brick piece with the letters "Pa" on it (a starting piece) and an end with l or t and an "en on it. Does that sound familiar. We also found a few intact "smith" red bricks on our property here in NL. FAK and FNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07228737233348470668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-64424169467749649562012-04-23T05:36:20.728-07:002012-04-23T05:36:20.728-07:00You have some great information here. I love the p...You have some great information here. I love the pictures of the mosaic used with the brick pathway. I'm going to start looking for some resources in Rochester so I can do something like this. ThanksLandscaping Rochester NYhttp://arlingtonlandscape.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-6806939941930620322012-01-21T20:59:02.344-08:002012-01-21T20:59:02.344-08:00Thanks to a reader Marion who solved the mystery o...Thanks to a reader Marion who solved the mystery of the "Gartc" half brick in one of the photos. Gartcraig was a district of Glasgow. The Gartcraig Brickworks were open from 1876 to 1918. Marion wrote <br /><br />"These bricks were used as ballast in ships that transported whale meat for fertilizer and animal food in the early 1900s.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/_jansmith/6059793182/in/photostream/.<br /><br />I don't know Jan Smith, but her photos/info may be helpful to you regarding your "GARTC" brick. Someday, you may find it's other half. Wishful thinking, or, you might travel to Sechart Lodge, where the "CRAIG" part of a"GARTC" brick was photographed. According to one of Jan Smith's pictures, there is a brick-covered beach near Sechart Lodge. The place seems to have some interesting history of it's own based on the website. Sechart Lodge site, supported a whaling station which ran from 1905 to 1917. Since GARTCRAIG bricks were used as ballast in transport ships, that might explain the brick-covered beach! Fascinating.<br /> <br />> I came across your wonderful blog while looking up old Vancouver stuff. Old houses, gardens, sidewalks, brick and tile, etc. The part about your brick collecting made me smile when I read some of the brick names. I think I might have some of those! They are lying around in the backyard freezing, hopefully not cracking! Our crazy Vancouver winter weather can pulverize some old bricks. Now that I know how old some of them are, based on your blog info, I am going to wash them off and use them indoors as door-stoppers, paperweights, etc. Reclaimed, Recycled and Reused. Sincerely, Marion (who likes to collect old bricks and other old stuff) P.S. Good Luck with finding the other half of your 'GARTC'"<br /><br />Thanks Marion! : )<br /><br />So any Gartcraig bricks that have turned up here in Vancouver came all the way from Scotland and likely came over as ships ballast!lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-87551942798501986212012-01-21T20:33:41.479-08:002012-01-21T20:33:41.479-08:00One of these days I would love to see them. Thanks...One of these days I would love to see them. Thanks for the post. : )lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-34281029265048387772012-01-21T20:32:59.037-08:002012-01-21T20:32:59.037-08:00Comments like this are what make doing this blog s...Comments like this are what make doing this blog so worthwhile. In them I hear the spirits of kindred souls... people who get it... get me... share my interests and passions. Thank you.lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-9633830948516778662011-08-25T06:31:11.624-07:002011-08-25T06:31:11.624-07:00I love bricks too! They make a patio or a garden c...I love bricks too! They make a patio or a garden complete. As for the your home's history, it's great to know that your house has been through a lot before it was built. Well, let's see what your your new patio looks like now!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tcsidingprofessionals.com/best-replacement-windows-minneapolis-mn/" rel="nofollow">Sandra Ludwig</a>Sandranoreply@blogger.com