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: Brick Presses

 
AB Brick Press patented1889, built in 1903, came new to Claybank in 1912.
1 of 16 		AB Brick Press could produce 4 bricks every 8 seconds
2 of 16 		Side view of the AB Press
3 of 16 		AB Brick Press
4 of 16 		AB Press. Photo by: Don Hall
5 of 16 		AB Press and a partially loaded Brick Cart
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Rear view of the repatriated X Brick Press
7 of 16 		L to R: John Russell and Neil Miller working at the AB Brick Press
8 of 16 		X Brick Press returning in Dec. 2000 to its original location.
9 of 16 		The X Brick Press was trucked back to Claybank from Ontario in Dec 2000
10 of 16 		X Brick Press in action
11 of 16 		Employees working at the AB Brick Press in the 1960's
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Ken Oakley taking off the first brick manufactured from a new Die design
13 of 16 		Jim Duncan works at the AB Press.
14 of 16 		X Brick Press in action
15 of 16 		Alfred Funke (l) working at th AB Brick Press
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