Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-29
BRICK MACHINE


We had yesterday the utsacton AZ seeing This yery
useful aud labur-saying machine ~ operation AT Nj
LaTGes factory al the upper end of Front street IL
was put In motion By small steam engine apparently
not more Than one horse power, aud TUNED uut ~
nrcks to tile miImte although the engine tenn
poiaIly hXed for The purpose trying the machine
Ie advantages That this machine possesses an MA
ufo!d There Is no preparation requisite soften the
cIaJ Tor HE purpose OF moulding, when made by
hand; the clay is merely dug from its bed and throw
into boz or hopper, where The nOulds are fea by n
regulator a. The each lever after the r,rt Ia
delivered rom the mould. lis we'll known that brick,
made IN the ordinary manner require much time and
iaioT 40 prepare them Tar moulding.
The bricks made by this machine are more solid than
those made by hand weighing third more although
OF equal size; their conpscness is produced BY the
heavy pressure OF the machine, which gives the weight
fin0 tons pressure III forming the bricks we consi
der that the 5oiiiits OF the brick thus formea will
make a much dTter wall than thnse made ny hand
me shape OF the brick made ny this machine is de.
cidedly superior that which s made nv hand: il IL
perfect 10 every respect nor is 1t liable lose its
shape before II IS burnt because the moisture is entire
~ pressed from II. The bricks mouided by this INA
cbIHs can be Immediately placed in kip TOR burn
lug, and do require all the labor which is bestowed
OIL thuse made by hand, after they are moulded and
before they are burnt neither they liable to injury
from sudden rain as they do not require To he laid o.
aud exposed 10 the sun, as those which are made by
hand
rue machine have is the first that has been
made, and no doubt many Improvements may suggest
themselves {" us ingenious inventor although us IL
appeared perfect in its operations II was made for
some gentleman In New Orleans where II will soon b.
sent tls on mneh smaller scale than Il i. intended
1" make them ~ future il contains hit two nouIds
WHEREAS MT. Stewart will in future make them wttI
sight inOulds. That with tive noulds will make from
to 10000 bricks day aud requires but men and
boy to attend the whole machinery; sad we under
stand that II takes ave men make 1000 day. when
made iJ maud.
The brick is formed in this machine by pressure
which rs pTodnFod by the revolution of j cam or &c
cestrIc wheel, which works IN a small friction wheel
III the middle OF compound lever this lever descen6s
on The eccentric wheel to an obtuse angle Of about
twenty five degrees (nIure less OCCASION NAV re
quiTe hom iiing the boxes noulas The end III the
lever works in The mould and is raisedoa straight line
ny the the brick being ius pressed the spBosite
end of the box mould is instantly opened and tue
sane lever which pressed the BRICK, pushes IL or Of
the mould, and delivers IL perpetual cloth nv the
SHIFTING nflhe epd Of The mould and is thus convey
ed 10 an, reasonable distance from the machine ready
for burning.
We have at The Office two bricks made by this mn
shine, which equal to the best stock brick made y
hand Any person desifing IT, see them can do 40 by
calling 81 the Office. Those persons who would wish
lo see The ndcbue can he gratiHed by calling a. the
Factory Of hf Large at the upper end Of FROM street
wheTr II wil remain for few days until II is shipped
u Ne" Orleans. Phil, Fr. Gus.