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Blacker Bros.' Brantford Steam Brick-Yard
| Name | Blacker Bros.' Brantford Steam Brick-Yard |
| Ortssitz | Brantford (Kanada) |
| Straße | Mount Pleasant Road |
| Art des Unternehmens | Ziegelei |
| Anmerkungen | Anfangs in der Hamilton Road.. Produziert um 1882 2.000.000 bis 2.500.000 Steine im Jahr und beschäftigt 26 Männer und Jungen. |
| Quellenangaben | [Profiles of Brant County companies, banks, societies, & churches (1883) Internet] |
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Ereignis |
| 1835-1837 |
Edward Blacker errichtet eine Ziegelei nahe der von Workman & Watt an der Hamilton Road. |
| 1840-1843 |
Fünf oder sechs Jahre nach der Gründung verlegt Blacker seine Ziegelei auf die Farm, die später Mrs. Laycock gehört, dann verändert er sie in Tutelar Heights, auf der Landing Road oder "road leading to Newport". |
| 1879 |
Blacker kauft eine weitere Ziegelei (noch um 1883 vorhanden) |
| 1881 |
Edward Blacker zieht sich zurück und überläßt das Geschäft seinen zwei Söhnen, R. R. und William Blacker |
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Kommentar |
| Ziegel |
1836 |
Beginn (Gründung) |
1883 |
[Profiles von Brant County (1883)] |
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| ZEIT | 1883 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Was established by Edward Blacker about 1836, near the brick-yard by Workman & Watt, on the Hamilton Road. He was there five or six years, and then removed on the farm now owned by Mrs. Laycock, then changed it to *Tutelar Heights, on the 'Landing Road," or road leading to Newport. He was probably the first brick manufacturer in the county, coming here from Hamilton. He started on a small scale at first. In 1879 he bought his present brick-yard, and carried on the two yards till 1881, when he retired from business in favour of his two sons, R.R. and W. Blacker. The present Brantford steam brick-yard covers about four acres, is located one mile from the city limits on the left side of the Mount Pleasant Road, and is probably the largest brick-yard, west of Toronto, in Ontario. The bricks are pressed by steam and this is the only firm that manufactures both red and yellow brick. they manufacture from 2,000,000 to 2,500,000 bricks per year, and employ about 26 men and boys, and use from 1,200 to 1,500 cords of wood per year. They have a farm of 30 acres here, and clay is found close to the machines. Most of the brick for the past year were used in Brantford. They have about $16,000 to 18,000 invested in business and the weekly pay roll runs from 180 to 200. The junior partner, William Blacker, has charge of the yard and superintends the manufacture and sale of the brick. They find a good sale for brick made, use three Townley Stock Brick Machines, and make from ten to twelve thousand per day apiece. *Bill's note! Tutelar in book should be Tutela. |
| QUELLE | [Profiles of Brant County companies, banks, societies, & churches (1883) Internet] |
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