The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-29
FIRE RRICK - HOW IT rs MANUPAC.
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FIRE RRICK - HOW IT rs MANUFAC.
TURED.
The manufacturing Of fire brick has re-
ceiyed a new impetus lately, from the fact
that number Of large steel works are now
being erected in ell parts of the country for
the manufacture Of rails for the new roads
| which are now covering the land in all di.
rections. The old roads are also repleuish.
! ing the old stock with the steel rail, which
! will eventually supersede iron on all our
great railway lines. One Of these steel fur.
Eaces, it is estimated, will use n million fire
brick each year. Tho clay used in the man.
ufacture Of these brick is brought principal.
ly from South AmbOy, New Jersey. The
ordinary material used in building brick
would not answer the purpose. This clay
has to DO mixed with old fire brick which is
procured Rt nominal rate from the worn
out furnaces of large gas works and iActo.
ries. To prepare this old material it IL
thrown into large box, shaped like q hop.
per- and with the aid Of machinery, similar
To the old pile drivers, it is crushed to a fine
gravely size when it is mixed with the clay
and reduced TO the proper consistency. II
aiterward undergoes the same process as the
ordinary red brick until it is ready TO be
burned. The oven used in fire brick yard
is conical shaped, and is built about two feet
thick, and is well lined with fire brick.
| Great care must be exercised IN placing the
| bricks in the oven 10 that they all may at
tain certain degree Of heat. Hard.coal
fires are then built underneath, and the top
| of the oven is kept at white heat for four
days and nights cOnsecutively before the
kiln ID considered properly burned. These
bricks cell AZ high as Gfty-Gve dollars a
thousand, and the demand for them has al.
ready been greater than the supply.
We find the foregoing item floating among
our exchanges, and it pives US pleasure to
say that at Carbon Cliff in this county, clay
Is found equal to the best in the country,
for fire brick, and that the Argillo Works
is already doing "a heavy business in the
manufacture of yellow, Rockingham and
stone ware, drain tile, sewer pipe, terra cot
tn, fire brick, &c, &c, tits the aim Of the
Argilo Company to render the western con.
sumers Of fire brick independent Of the east,
| by producing here an article in no way in.
ferior to any brick or tile manufactured in
this country, and at prices about half what
the same quality can be procured from any
other establishment Their facilities are
such, that with one Of Hoffmans Patent
Circular kIns, they are enabled to produce
brick, tile, &c, Of any shape or size and
much snPer'ov 70 anything Of the kind inthe
west Their brick and The I",o 49,. ,~oa,
thoroughly tested, and Ne proof we present
a few Of the many letters they have recciv
ed from those who have used and are con.
stantly using their brick
The following are their prices for brick,
tile, &C., free on the cars at Carbon Cliff:
No. l. Extra $4,000 Per Thousand,
No ,, $1,000 per thousand,
No, 3, $1,000 per thousand
Crude Fire Clay, $500 per ton.
Ground Fire Clay, $500 per barrel.
Burnt Ground Fire Clay, $3.50 per barrel,
odd shapes and sizes larger than the fire
brick 10 cents per hundred cubic inches.
All free on the cars at their depot, Cor.
bon Chill Illinois,
Testimonials
PoRT BYRON, LII, Dec. Il, 1858
PRoPREToRs OF ARGrILo WORKS, Carbon
CLIFF, LIS --tiRNrLENFN--I wish to say few
words TO you in regard to your FIRE brick as
have used a great many of the Jersey brick and
others OF the best Eastern brick and Scotch brick
in the construction of Patent Lime KiIns and
think ! have given your brick fair trial |
lined my kiln with your brick last winter, nut
FIRE into it the 18th of February, kent il ul TN
the 18th Of November whit exception of about
one week, and most of the time they were in q
white heat. / think they are now as good for
another year as they have been for the past and
/ think that is as well as I have ever known
kreischer brick or Bricks hrck, or the salaman.
der, Scotch, any of the other kinds l have ever
uscd, to do, and | am free to recommend your
brick to any one wishing to purchase good fire
brick.
Yours truly,
D. T. BARRETT formerly Of ROcklsnd, Me.