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Les diagrammes suivants illustreht la mdthode. rata o )elure, I a H 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 I LECT.Ci ORCNTO '71 9 Wm I lesj gag .LECTr- - ■■ ' ■ " • ""' irrGentlemen receiving this Circular, by m^"' ?;«;«'°^.' lesWuUv solicited to communicate the same to those en gaged iX manufacturing of Bricks, m their v,r,.n.ty ^- TO MANUFACTURERS OF BRICKS. The Subscriber, being the Proprietor (by purchase) of Mr. Hall's patent Brick Moulding Machine and Tem- pering Mill, as secured by l.eUers Patent, from Her Ma- jesty, Queen Victoria, dated Westminster, October 2, 1845, for the Province of Canada, most respectfully lenders his grateful acknowledgments for patronage hitherto received, and ber,s leave to present, for the consideration and appro- val of those concerned, the above Machines, to which he has appended his Patent Revolving Brick Receiver, by which means the process of moulding carrying off, and dryinff the Bricks is done upon the bTOCK MOULU PRINCIPLE. Having thoroughly tested the utility and advantage derived from the combined opeiation of these two Machines, he can, wiih perfect confidence, recom- mend them to Brick Manufacturers, as decidedly preferable to any method hitherto adopted on this Continent. Iheir construction and operation will be found remarkably simple ; not liable to accidents ; easily worked ; performing their la- bor with neatness, uriiformity and expedition ; and, produc- ing a smoother and better brick than can be made by any other method. Persons desirous of introducing into their Yards these Machines, are referred to the numerous recommendations contained in this Pamphlet. Individuals wishing to be supplied with Machines for the ensuing summer, and especially those residing m Cana- da West, will do well to forward their orders on or before the first of April, 1848, as the Subscriber intends leaving Montreal at that time, for the purpose of supcruitcnding the erection of Machines in that section of Canada, and^ will be most happy to render his aid in the crccliOii Oi .-.acaiRCS purchased prior to that time. rect Tot wis JOS, JOH The CWh Mr.S Mr. iMt DQT A b c [ ] irr Applications ( by mail ) for Machines must be d;- rectedT^l Adams, Patentee, Montreal," or John Ross, Toronto. AUSTIN ADAMS. Montreal, February, 1848. most respectfully refer those owing References : — The Patentee would also wishing to purchase to the foil TOS WOOn, Esq., M.P., Chatham North, 1 ioHN EAGAN. Esq.. M.P , Onslow C.E. The HON. N. PAPINEAU, Petit Nation ?HARLESTORIlY. Esq.. Petersburg. C.W. m" tHERIFK SMITH. Harr e. Lake Swncoe. Mr. HALDANE. Go^tionA of the COUD- aSSUnicU, as wages uiaiciiaiijr uiiiui iu. v.»iaC-.c..- ?! >-'- - t 6 ] i trv Tt will be evident, after a careful examination of the said pro- Jramn^rihat the system designated, No. 1, is best adapted to any varTwhere the amount to b. made does not exceed four or five hun^ dred 7housand brSks per season ; whe/e that number or even less ,s ?o be Se the h.nds composing the manufacturing gang, should, wht "nt 'accustomed to wojk together, be continued wuho"t in^^^^^^^^ ruDtion until the whole moulding is accomplished, by which system S work will go on much smoother than if they are change£from one dC tment^to another,-much confusion, loss ot time, &c ,s Avoided In mv own operations I am so tenacious on this point, that I u'tmly^in Lses of 'sickness, or othev causes of absence supply iha? department from others, and when the amount is moulded I«top. Bv the term slop mould, 1 mean that process in which the clay is worked vey soft and the bricks dried by laying them on drying floor • By the term stock hricks, \ mean that process in which the clay is worked much stiffer. and the bricks placed directly onj^f fjy^"^ hakes. The yiould in both cases being submerged m sand "Stead o w Iter to promote the free discharge of the bricks. The sand best X. el to the purpose is fine sharp sand .is free as possible rom clay ofX lou ubstaSces. Mostkindsof 6"^ sand may be made U)W^^^^^^ well, by immersing it in water and pouring the water o^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ in which case the said substances are washed off. Moulding sanu shc^ld be dry It may be found that some specimens of sand may Xt work s7well, if L dry, which may be ascertamed by ex- periment. FORMING A BRICK YARD. Great care should be taken to save labor; the drying ground should beStlY elevated, and well drained, occupymg as little .pace as pos- sible -a piece of ground 180 feet square is sufficient to dry one million of brioK one season; the mill ind apparatus should be placed in 1 cent e of one of the sides of this square, the clay heap should be on the opposite side of the mill and moulding apparatus; the kiln ground souM always be along the side of the square, directly o^X^^^^ mill &c • the square should be divided into divisions of 12 feet wide, anning from the side on which the mill stands to the kiln gro^nd.- Hakeslr long sheds should be erected, viz :~of two boards 10 or U inches wide, on each side, a little sloping, so as to f ^^.f^ ^^? ^'J^^J^ hese sheds are erected on posts, sunk in the ground, with a piece o^ card cut sloping both ways, nailed to the upper. end so as « Jorn. rething lik'e L gable e'nd of a house-thepo^s being . I , „„Qrt wpl '?1W«' t*^*^ hnnrds. which shOUld DC i.A leei it»ug, i« inches apart, win aiu ,„. ^-nnnd under lap 6 inches, without cutting or champering.--Jhe ground miuef these sheds Should be raised 3 or 4 inches, so as to allow the water V \ [ ] 1 pro- o any ! hun- less is hould, inter- ystern i from cc, is It, that supply I«top. clay is r floors, clay is drying stead of nd best >m clay to work diately, ng" sand nd may by ex- d should e as pos- e million )laced in hould be in ground losite the eet wide, rround. — J 10 or 11 the rain ; L piece of s to form 11 feet 6 et long, to ind under the water \ f.„. .he sheds .0 fa"ou.sideof.he^^sed ground The g^^^ are to be cake,, from .he '""^'"8 * '"i"". Caving a space of halt hakes, (one row on each s,de) on ihe.r ^^gea. eav' g P ^^^ j.^_ an inch between each br.ek ' 'f l^^"f,;'^3X' ,,aTes are being raised, Xratwint .rsrssWeloCS stiffen a Utt.e, before yoa add the next row. To secure Bnck, t» the e.ent of Stonns.-f^^^^^^Z" T^imt l^::tutct^:r::ar^^^^^^^^^^ much greater. r^^v^ ■ \y\y\y\-^ PROCESS OF PREPARING CLAY FOR BRICKS. I. improves m.t ^i-ds of day to w™.er ^^^2:^^^^ T TcKm' llfs^LTorrorvf JutlnttwhSing to the tr^iU-, in an oblong position of the "^ofj^^^^^lfj^fjo „iuch) as the process most thoroughly drenched (you ^«""«^^^^^\7four days, as the clay advances,.so that when 1^^^^^^^^ Tiiay require rsomeBpec^men^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ . part will become so^'J^en thus prepar ^ component as well as tions of sand which shall be ^^'""^ "^^f^^'T^^ to the mill, be careful to secure it from crusting over ; and ."^^ ^^e Jing^o tne , .^^ to cu^the beds so as to give ^^J^^^^^J^^^^^^^,,' ^^^^^^ be fomid to be of sa'nd as it goes to the "^^Pj^^^^^^^^^^^Jthrday is p e^ the easier of the greatest importance f^J^^^^^^""/, !\\-^^ clay thus the work for the horse ^i^^^^ ^^^^f^V^T^^^^^ clay has been "Tft isTo brf^areS inS, t crerfor wan^ of knowing a better .me- and It is to oe leareu lu niwo »reat success, is as thod. The method adopted in my yard^^^ grea^ ^^, ^^^^ hereafter described, viz : ^f u at'on ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^_ tKo r.l«v hean nlaced as near as possiDie w uie um ^^ ^^^ ^ ing apparatus; but not so as to interfere wUii me nor«c->va.., ..... I [ 8 ] should be somcwtiat elevated on llie side next the clay, say from 12 to 18 inches, which will allow a run of planks to be laid down to com- municate from the clay prepared to the mill, by which arrangement the horse will pass over the plank with ease. This arranjjement or- dinarily will save time, as it is not full work for a man to fill the mill from a pit within the walk, it will be found, by experiment, that the clay beinsj made as aforesaid the man who would otherwise only fill the mill from the pit, would, with great ease, load his barrow and wheel the clay from the bed prepared as above, and should the num- ber of bricks, made per day, not exceed 5000, the same man would find ample time to prepare as much clay each day as he \yould use, thereby actually saving the whole expeine of filling the pit ; it will also be seen that by the above method, the ditficilty of removing the machine from one pit to another will be obviated. CLAY. It is worthy of remark in regard to clay, that tliere are a great va- riety of specimens, most of which, if not all of them, will make a good brick, provided it be scientifically employed. Many of the mild- er specimens which approximate to a sandy or loamy soil are sus- ceptible of being wrought with good effect without any admixture. Most, if not all, of the stronner specimens, whatever iheir colour or texture, will require the addition of from one-eighth to one-fourth sand, fine pit sand is generally good, but it will be found that sand approximating to soil or clay which renders it unfit for mason or brick work, will generally answer the purpose best; coarse river sand should never be used in making bricks, as well as the coarser speci- mens of pit sand, if other can be conveniently procured. It will require considerable care to ascertain the proportions of sand and clay to be added in new brick yards, unless the hands are men of great experience, and evqn then there are many failures. AUSTIN ADAMS. RECOMMENDATIONS: Montreal, February 14, 1848. We, the undersigned, visited Mr. Austin Adams' Brick Yard, io August, 1847, and after a careful inspection of his machinery, viz i three of Alfred Hall's Patent Brick Machines, aided by Mr. Adams' Revolving Brick Receiver, we found the number of bricks made by the three machines to be as follows, viz : the first machine, in charge of two men, and two boys for carrying off", made twenty bricks per minute ; — the second machine, twenty-five per minute, and the third i-;_- t.i. .i._ I /•_.. 1 i_ .1.:-... K-:^K» ««« JliuUiiliit;, W^llii (!io SiUilit; liUillUCr in UllCUUUii!:>, SiiUUC tillKJ lJi.l\,a.S ^-cF miaule ! Certainly this last machine is as complete and profitable an [ ] apparatus as ever came under our ob3ervation, and must be of the gSst ulUity to those interested in the >--""J^^^^"""f ^^.^^tjl^^io; f„ our opinion, the bricks are harder pressed and ot a far superior quality to any hitherto made by hand in this country. ' ^ "^ J. R. Bronson, ) H. Moss, J Architects. J. B. Bronson. ) ''':'rJin Momreal, January 1«, 18« We the Undersigned, bricklayers, residing and carrying on that branch of tr^e in tl^is city, do hLby cheerfully make the f^^^^^^^^ declaration, that during tlie last two years we ^ave ex ens wely em ploved bricks manufactured by Mr. Austin Adams of this city, by us- Klr Alfred Hall's Patent Brick Moulding Machine, to which he Mr A moulds his bricks upon the stock principle, and we have tho- rouihlv examined the process of its operation, and canno well con- 'cS Tmore correct'^ cheaper method of --"f ^^S ^^^^^^^^^^ they being smoother, sounder, and more unique and much superior in every point than any other bricks made in this country, by any other process, and give much better satisfaction to the public. John Jackson, E.Franklin, 1 Robert Moor, L. Chester, P. M'Dermott, B. M'Dermot, ^ Bricklayers, Boucher ET Degitise, Wm.Hyland, Robert Jackson, Vilat Cassant Montreal, 24th Jan. 1848. We, the Undersigned, master builders, residing in ^N^ontreal, hereby cerUfy that we have used (extensively) during the pas year Mn Austin Adams' bricks, manufactured by h m with Mr- Alfred Ha^ls Patent Brick Moulding Machine, to which he has ^PPended his Pa tent Revolving Brick Receiver, and can truly recommend them as being a superior brick to any we have used m Can^ada.^^^ ^^^^^ Jas. Cousins, Alex. Burns. Montreal, Jan. 24th, 1848. I, Robert Goodwillie of the city of Montreal, "^a^ter builder do her;by certify, that during the year 1847, I have f/J^' f "^^^^^f^^^^^^^^^ ..„.;4i" v^riu mannfactured by Mr. Austm Adams ot this city, w=rh\he 'use* of" Alfred Hall's Patent Brick Moulding '''"u'^uMr which he ha8 appended his Revolving Brick Receiver, by which Ma- I [ 10 ] )! 'M chine he moulcU upon the 8»ock brick principle, and I can safely state that the sai I bricks are much smoother, sounder, heavier, and more uniform, and much superior in all respects, to any other bricks manu- factured in this city by other methods, and willingly recommend the said machine to all persons manufacturing bricks. Robert Goodwillie. Montreal, Sept. 1st, 1847. I, .John Richardson of the city of Mont'-eal, do hereby certify, that I have been in the Brickmakinn; business for fifteen years, durmg which time I have had ail my bricks made by hand in the usual stock-mouldinj; manner, until the present season, when I purchased one of Hall's Patent Brick Moiildina: Machines, together with Mr. A. Adams' Patent Revolving Brick Receiver, from Mr. Austm Adamsof this city, with which \ can make bricks far superior to any ever moulded by hand— the bricks being placed on hakes as in all stock yards. And f feel perfectly satisfied that I can place them on the hakes at one half the cost of hand-moulding, if not something less. In the plan adopted by Mr. Adams, in his yard, there is far less liability to waste than in the method generally adopted of laying bricks upon the ground. John Kiciiardson. St. Johns, Sept. 9, 1 847. This is to certify, that T have used one of Mr. A. Adams' Brick Moulding Machines for the past summer, and am well satisfied that, by the use of which, I can make more and better bricks than I can by hand. 1 also perceive that bricks thus made are preferred. And 1 further stale that I can make lO.OUO bricks per day, without ditiiculty. Albert Rounds. Montreal, 13th Sept. 1847. I, David Robinson, do hereby certify, that I have been moulding bricks for Mr. Austin Adams for two years, with Hall's Patent Brick Moulding Machine, and that I can easily mould twelve thousand brickc per day, being a regular day's work, or 1 can mould fifteen thousand perdav, provided the pu2;mill will give sufficient clay tor that number, with men to carry off. The bricks being laid on the ground as in the manner generally adopted. The bricks are moulded in sand and are pf a far better quality than hanc'-moulded bricks can possibly be made. _ _ David Robinson. Wm. Smith of the city of Montreal, brick maker, deposeth and BoJtT, that he has been extensively engaged in brick making for me last forty years : ten in England, and thirty in Moutreai, Lower Ua^ [ 11 ] lada, has during that time made himself acquainted with the various rethodsof moulding bricks; he has also thoroughly examined the )rocess now adopted by Mr. Austin .\dams in this city, in winch he ises exclusively Hall's Patent Moulding Machine, appended to which le has his Patent Revolving Brick Receiver, whi( h two connected, brm a most perfect system for stock mouMiug;— Moulding and iakin