Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site and Museum
Claybank, Saskatchewan
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A Little Brick Plant in the Middle of Nowhere
Location: Claybank Brick Plant Site

 
Main Line Shaft support.
235 of 285 		Compressed Air was used to start the Mirrlees Engine
236 of 285 		Wheelbarrow that hauled Clay from the Hand Mold Shop Pug Mill to the Hand Molders
237 of 285 		Cast Iron Screens under the Maulers allowed finely ground Clay to fall through.
238 of 285 		Jim Duncan works at the AB Press.
239 of 285 		Hand Mold Shop Pug Mill was used to add water to Clay mixture making it pliable for the Hand Molders
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Pug Mill for the Hand Mold Shop
241 of 285 		Transfer Man, Jim Duncan, pulls Transfer Cart along the Transfer Track
242 of 285 		Fordson Engine travels up the Tressel Bridge leading into the rafters of the Clay Storage Shed
243 of 285 		The properties of the Clay made it almost impossible to regular the colour of the brick
244 of 285 		Specialized brick shaped were made in the Hand Mold Shop
245 of 285 		The Mirrlees Engine
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Projects were left unfinished when the Brick Plant closed for good in 1989
247 of 285 		Individual belts attached to the Small Line Shaft
248 of 285 		The original belt that ran from the electric motor to the main pulley of the small line shaft.
249 of 285 		Remaining Southwest employee residence
250 of 285 		Some bricks had distinctive lettering
251 of 285 		X Brick Press in action
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