Excerpt from A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Bricks, Tiles, Terra-Cotta, Etc: Including Common, Pressed, Ornamentally Shaped and Enamelled Bricks, Drain Tiles, Straight and Curved Sewer Pipes, Fire-Clays, Fire-Bricks, Terra-Cotta, Roofing Tiles, Flooring Tiles, Art Tiles, Mosaic Plates
The manufacture of bricks, tiles, and terra-cotta, as well as a consideration of the modern methods and appliances by which they are produced, has never heretofore been practically treated in any work.
Only those who have attempted to compile a technical book under such circumstances can appreciate the labor involved.
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