The story of Pittsburgh: Clay products

Clay products (Vol. 1, nr. 9)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623366

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-239809

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Clay products

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 9

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1922

Scope:: [ca. 24] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Kittanning Brick and Fire Clay Company

Collection:: Economics Books

KITTANNING BRICK AND FIRE CLAY COMPANY The Kittanning Brick and Fire Clay Company was organized in 1894, with a factory at Kittanning, Pa., and has continuously manufactured face building brick since that date, increasing the number and capacity of its plants as the demand for this character of building brick expanded, until they are now the largest manufacturers of face brick in the United States. This company was the first to manu- facture and introduce to the public a high grade vitreous buff and gray, or white, building brick. The company therefore rightfully claims to be the manufacturers of the “Genuine Original Kittanning Brick.” The introduction of an entirely new and untried product was not an easy task in the early days, but the artistic and practical value of a non-absorbent, light-colored face brick was soon recog- nized by architects and builders. The increasing use of Kittanning Brick and the general demand for a similar high grade brick of slightly different texture or color, led to a policy of expansion on the part of the original company. Additional plants were built at Kittanning, and the Martin Brick Company was organized. A short time later, the Yingling-Martin Brick Company at Johnsonsburg, Pa., and the Kittanning Buff and Grey Brick Company, at West Mosgrove, Pa., were incorpor- ated. The Pittsburgh-Callery Brick Company plant was recently leased for a term of years, for the manufacture of building tile and brick. In addition to the production of all of these plants, the Martin Brick Company arranged to purchase the yearly output of several high-grade brick and tile plants, for distribution locally and throughout the United States. This policy of expansion and quantity production resulted in a marked decrease in the manu *acturing overhead and selling cost per thousand brick. “Kittanning Brick” and “Artbrick,” produced at John- sonsburg, have not only successfully withstood the test of time, but have also been subjected to every known physical and chemical test by architects and government engineers. These brick have frequently been substituted for the more expensive limestone and marble, in both

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