Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site and Museum
Claybank, Saskatchewan
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A Little Brick Plant in the Middle of Nowhere
Hot Spot: Main Plant area

 
Mirrlees Diesel Engine, 1927
19 of 49 		Benz engine and electrical generator in the Machine Shop, 1940's
20 of 49 		Motor driven Bumping Stand designed and built by Ken Oakley for the Hand Mold Shop.
21 of 49 		AB Brick Press patented1889, built in 1903, came new to Claybank in 1912.
22 of 49 		AB Brick Press could produce 4 bricks every 8 seconds
23 of 49 		Side view of the AB Press
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Exit doors North Drying Tunnels
25 of 49 		West Transfer Track, entrance to South Drying Tunnels on the left
26 of 49 		Transfer Cart (manually operated) on the West Transfer Track
27 of 49 		Dan Bednard feeding Dobie standing on the East Transfer Track at the Plant in 1936
28 of 49 		Nick Petro passenger and Albert Reed driver, 1935
29 of 49 		Post and Beam structure of the Main Plant areas and many walkways.
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Albert Reed leaning on a generator powered by 2 Catapillar Deisel Engines in the Machine Shop.
31 of 49 		Aerial photo of the Brick Plant in 1962
32 of 49 		Rich Ludwar operating the Dry Pan on Heritage Day 2002, dusty work!
33 of 49 		Two carts loaded with brick parked on the rails exiting the Drying Tunnels.
34 of 49 		AB Press and a partially loaded Brick Cart
35 of 49 		Dry Pan
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