Improvements in the Construction and Formation of Building Bricks.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in the Construction and Formation of Building Bricks.
ERNEST WILLIAM BEECH, Builder, 11, The Pavement, Wanstead, London, N.E.,
I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the particular construction of building bricks and
consists in forming moulding or cutting a single or a series of dovetail or other
grooves on one side only of a brick so that when said bricks is laid with the
dovetail outside it serves the purpose of holding up the plaster in an entirely
strong and substantial manner at the same time bricks of this construction can
be used to build 9 inch or other walls so that a smooth face is presented outside
on both sides of the wall or on the other hand both outside sides of said wall
may have the dovetails for the purpose of receiving and holding up the plaster.
Further a brick of this discription can be used as a header or streatcher being
in fact a universal brick applicable to all purposes, dependent only upon the
discretion in turning the brick outwards according to requirements. In order
that bricks of this construction may not cut a bricklayers fingers in handling
I prefer to round off the outer edges of recesses.
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Improvements in the Construction and Formation of Building Bricks.
ERNEST WILLIAM BEECH, Builder, 11, The Pavement, Wanstead, London, N.E.,
and 32, Lincoln Road, Peterborough, I do hereby declage. the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
This invention consists in forming dovetail grooves on one side only of an
ordinary building brick for the purpose of holding or keying the plaster, at the
same time allowing all the functions of an ordinary brick for building purposes.
A brick of my formation can be used for all purposes that an ordinary brick is
used for, with the exception of a rare occurrence namely a 4 inch outside wall.
It allows a good and surficient key for plastering to one or both sides of a wall
or one or both sides of wall can be plain pointed. Hence a brick of my forma-
tion can be supplied without question for all purposes that the usual or ordinary
building brick is used for, but with the additional advantage that it serves or
may serve another useful and desirable function, also by rounding the corners
of the dovetails or grooves it allows the bricklayer to work with more speed and
comfort. Bricks that have previously been made with grooves have had two or

page_text: more sides grooved, thus making a special brick of it and doing away with its
universality. I am aware that Messrs. Daulton's of Lamberth have for years
made a brick with grooves on two or more sides of same. I am also aware of
patents in the name of John Sisk Patent Number 10258 of 1897 and of others
Number 5352 of 1899. These bricks will not perform the same function that
mine does, but can only be used on special work.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1 A brick with both header and one stretcher side plain but with remainder
stretcher side dovetail grooved.
2 The rounding of the edges of grooves or dovetails to prevent cutting of
bricklayers fingers.
Dated this 10th day of
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ERNEST WILLIAM BEECH.