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Размеры кирпича, мм - 230/110/60

 

Клеймо расположено на постели, по центру,

Буквы надписи утоплены на 4 мм
Длина надписи, мм - 175
Высота букв, мм - 30 (max) 

Кирпич найден на острове Сааремаа (Эстония).

Brand name: SNOWBALL (снежок)

Company: James and George H. Snowball, Derwenthaugh Fire Brick Works.

Location: Swalwell, County Durham, England.

Years: 1854-1935

http://calbricks.netfirms.com/brick.snowball.html

 

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The two firebrick works, G H Ramsay's (1830 or earlier, to 1925) and James and George H Snowball (1865 to 1935), were on the Derwent near Hannington's - later Ellis's - works. They became part of Adamsez and closed in 1975. A documentary film about them was made by Amber films of Newcastle. Ramsay's, the oldest and largest brick-makers in the north east, began at Derwenthaugh before moving to Swalwell and exported to Norway and Sweden, Denmark and other Baltic ports, main Black Sea ports, Spain, France Italy, India, Japan, Australia, Canada, San Francisco, Valparaiso, Buenos Aires and other distant places. Ramsay's also operated the Swalwell Colliery. Snowball's also had a very extensive export trade, and employed around 200 men. Adams Pict firebrick works opened in 1923 and made bricks suitable for use in furnaces where the ability to withstand high temperatures was a requirenent. Brickmaking ceased in 1976.

 

http://www.swalwelluk.co.uk/industry.html