Hollow Tile was originally designed to protect and fire- 
proof steel skeleton buildings. During the past ten years, 
it has gradually come into general use not as a fire proofing 
material only, but also for the construction of low cost 
walls and floors for skyscrapers, residences, apartment 
houses, farm buildings, school houses, factories, garages, 
etc. It effectively fulfills the demand for easily erected 
enduring masonry construction at minimum initial and 
maintenance cost. 
The company has always kept abreast of these changes, 
and today stands foremost among the clay companies of 
the world, while the name “NATCO” is synonymous with 
progress and quality in the hollow tile industry. 
DARLINGTON BRICK AND MINING COMPANY 
The Darlington Brick and Mining Co. was incorporated 
under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania on May 5, 
1900, with an authorized capitalization of $100,000. A 
plant was immediately built, which is located at Darlington, 
Beaver County, and the company has established a repu- 
tation for the highest quality of grey and cream Face Brick 
made in the United States. These brick are produced in 
three textures: Smooth, Rug or Vertical Score, and De- 
vonshire or Mat texture. 
The company’s yearly output is 12,000,000 brick, and 
they are shipped to all parts of the United States, going as 
far South as Tampa, Florida, into Western Texas, into the 
Dakotas, and on the Eastern coast as far as Maine. 
The brick produced by the Darlington Brick and Min- 
ing Co., are especially suitable for high-grade residences, 
churches, school houses, apartment houses, banks and 
other public buildings.