Field notes, Kentucky Geological Survey, undated
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of the brick mill and these arms push the clay side wise under the press. Here the press punch the clay into the mold, Nine molds when machine is in operation. 6 bricks are made at a time in each mold. Here a man clears the mold and brings it to right and left as necessary to loosen the clay in the mold. Another man fetches up mold, puts it on the turn table revolving wheel, places its side against pallet board, clamps the molds and gives brick in pallet board. Then to put mold in order, Here the mold is pushed thru the sand, And on the other a man picked up the mold & puts it once more in the machine. The sand is clean fine Cincinnati fine. white. 9 pallet boards with bricks are traded on truck, and then they are wheeled to rack. They stay there off by about 5 or 6 racks, th day. between 6-9 days. Next to are set up in the kilm, and a fire made on the 4-5 days. Onest red heat 3-4 days, while (65) treat 3/2, 4, days, Takes 8 day to cool. I have 3 kilns 225,000 brick, 200,000 " 200,000 " Capacity of yards 2,000 red bricks a year, if worked to full extent. in operation 3 years ago. Have machinery for making tilings, but none made yet. Racks loan some for 120,000 bricks at one time = drying racks. 1. W. draft kiln. Morrison draft clamp. 2. Common up draft kils. Clay was Black Shale. Prof. S. C. Warren Korea, Ky. Agriculture, Geology.