Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site and Museum
Claybank, Saskatchewan

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The 4 south kilns remained Coal fired, note no natural gas piping
The AB Press could produce 4 bricks every 8 seconds
The Brick Plant is situated in a predominently agricultural area
The Brick Plant used the same heat 3 times!!
The Clay that was stored here came in varying sized chunks
The engine was started with compressed air
The men took the door off for ease of use
The men would tape their fingers to avoid blisters from repetition
The outside of the Kilns were made of Face brick
The X Press outfitted with dies could produce various shapes
The X Press produced the brick for Canadian Warship boilers
The XPress taken to Ontario was about to be scraped when we found it
Thermocouple mechanisim used to monitor heat
These employees are rebuilding a Fire Box
These rafters held the Narrow Gauge rail line that the Fordson Engine
These wheels are for land not for the Narrow gauge rail line
These wheels fit on to the Narrow Gauge Rail line
This building housed the Manager, the Forman and the Chemist
This Fire box has been retrofitted for a natural gas spigot
This is the 'hopper' and can tip sideways to unload

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