Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-02
The Caprou Brick Machine.

The scarcity of business and dwelling
houses in every city, town and hamlet in
the land, at the close of the war, was the
subject of universal complaint, and of
elaborate comment by the newspaper
press, all over the country. These regrets,
1t they. did not remedy the evil, had at
least the effect of melting mechanics and
builders to renewed efforts in the procure
ment of material for building purposes
AS sequence new impetus was given to
the manufacture of brick. Yards that had
long lain idle were speedily opened; all
tools and machinery used in brick making
were seized as subjects-for consideration
by inventors, and every effort made to sup
ply the rapidly increasing demand for
brick. -9ig7 r.., 'I A ... .t.
The result of these experiments was per-
ceptible by the number of brick machines
thrust upon the market by inventors, many
OF whom had devoted SO little time to the
perfection of their ideas that their machines
were no sooner put to the test than they
were found utterly impracticable. Others,
though invented by men of genius, were
so complicated in construction, that, not
withstanding they proved to be great
Improvement upon the old mode of making
brick, they could not be brought into gen.
eral use unless remodeled and simplitied.
To do this required a thorough knowledge
of mechanics, and of the art of brick max
ing. This was certainly possessed by Mr..
E. P. II. CAPRoN, of Springfield, Ohio, who
by his untiring energy created the CAPRoN
Brick Machine, which to-day, for its SIM
plicity, cheapness and availability, is with
out rival. ...
A machine calculated to work such an
entire change in one of the useful branch
es of manufacture, is entitled to mention
at the hands of the journalist. We, there
fore. present few of its claims over other
machines of a similar character. One OF
its fundamental advantages is that it uses
clay directly from the bank, which it tenn
pers in the "pug- MILL" and by its own ac-
tion forces out or secretes all foreign sub
stances, requiring no further labor but re-
moving anu hacking. For this reason il
requires less manual labor to operate il
than any other machine. Its capacity when
steam is the propelling power is from 25,-
600 to 10000 brick per day, and when pro.
PEELED by span of horses from $4,000 tc
$1,000. The number of hands necessary tt
work it by the former mode is two mer
and three boys, and by the latter two mer
and two boys.
The brick made by the Capron Machine
will command higher price than thos,
made in any yard in this country, the Phil
adelphia hand-pressed brick only excepted
They are perfectly square with corners wei
defined, smooth faced, and for quality ant
beauty are unsurpassed; testimonials as tt
which are being daily received by the pat
entee from old and experienced architect
and builders.
There are many other advantages pos
sessed by the Capron Machine, but de
tailed description of machinery upon pa
per becomes prosy. In conclusion, W.
desire to express hope that Capron'
Brick Machine, which is more of an acqui
sition to science and civilization than mos
previous inventions, will continue to NEE
the appreciation it deserves, and which ha
already been awarded it by those who ar
familiar with its operations.