Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site and MuseumClaybank, Saskatchewan
A Little Brick Plant in the Middle of Nowhere
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Hand Mold identification numbers Hand Mold Shop Hand Mold Shop roof vents Hand Molded bricks Hand Molder Hand Molds were made of knotless maple and strapped with steel bands Herringbone patterned brick floor Historical Society Offices on second level Hopper for direct Clay dumping by trucks from outdoors Horses Howard Duncan Hydraulic brick strength measuring press If you had a family you could rent one of 3 labour houses on Site Improved Wheelbarrows had rubber wheels set back on the frame In early days the Clay was extracted by pick and shovel Initial Office building/later on Nick Petro's shack (residence) Initial Office Outhouse/Privy Initial workmens quarter (bunkhouse) prior to 1920's brick building Interior and core of Kiln walls made of Fire brick Interior walls are free standing, without mortar, to permit expansion
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