. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. 162 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM kiln sheds. The yard usually drains toward one end, or from the center toward both. After a day's production has been spread out the bo}^ who tended the machine in the morning goes along the rows and stamps them with a piece of board set on the end of a long handle. This is termed " ; After this the bricks are turned on edge by another boy who goes along the. General view of brickyard, kiln sheds and drying rack. rows with a special tool, turning six bricks at a time. The next morning, if the weather has
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. 162 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM kiln sheds. The yard usually drains toward one end, or from the center toward both. After a day's production has been spread out the bo}^ who tended the machine in the morning goes along the rows and stamps them with a piece of board set on the end of a long handle. This is termed " ; After this the bricks are turned on edge by another boy who goes along the. General view of brickyard, kiln sheds and drying rack. rows with a special tool, turning six bricks at a time. The next morning, if the weather has been pleasant, the bricks are "hacked," that is to say they are piled on each other in a double row 11 to 15 courses high along the sides of the yard and left till sufficiently dry to put in the kiln and burn. In case of rain the hacks are covered with planking. The disadvantage of open yards is that the bricks are exposed to the rain, and if a shower comes while they are spread out on the yard, they become " washed," getting a rough, uneven surface. Washed brick are quite as strong as unwashed ones, but they bring 50 to 75 cents less a thousand. The washed brick amount to about 15 per cent, of the total production. * Covered ya/rds.—These differ from the former simply in the addition of a roof. This roof is in hinged sections, which on pleasant days can be opened upwards, allowing the sunlight to enter, and closed to prevent washing of the brick in case of rain. "Washed bricks are of course avoided by this method of drying, * Quite recently washed brick have been employed for the fronts of buildings. They givea unique Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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