. Radford's brick houses and how to build them : a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for brick houses, apartments, stores and flats, garages, etc. ; together with complete instruction in the manufacture of brick and its practical uses as a building material selected and compiled by William A. Radford ... Every plan designed and executed by a corps of licensed architects of the highest professional standing, assisted by a staff of expert draftsmen. Over 300 designs and details. . Fig. 5. A Powerfully Geared Stiff-Mud BrickMachine. the brick in burning. Water is turnedon
. Radford's brick houses and how to build them : a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for brick houses, apartments, stores and flats, garages, etc. ; together with complete instruction in the manufacture of brick and its practical uses as a building material selected and compiled by William A. Radford ... Every plan designed and executed by a corps of licensed architects of the highest professional standing, assisted by a staff of expert draftsmen. Over 300 designs and details. . Fig. 5. A Powerfully Geared Stiff-Mud BrickMachine. the brick in burning. Water is turnedonto the clay, which is left to soak for24 hours. In hand yards, the mixing isdone in a circular pit by means of atempering wheel operated by sweep andhorse. The clay is thrown into moldsso as to fill them completely and evenly,an operation requiring both strengthand skill. In the manufacture of soft-mud brickby machinery, the clay is taken fromthe pit and delivered by belt or barrowto the top of the soft-mud machine. Avertical shaft equipped with knives, inrevolving, mixes the clay and forces itdown toward the molds, to which theclay is then delivered by horizontalblades, an up-and-down plunger ram-ming the soft mud firmly into the mold-. Fig. G. A Clay Pugmill or Mixing Mill. divisions. The mold is then removed,and the surplus clay struck from it,another mold replacing it immediatelyand automatically. The brick from the mold are emptied onto a board or pal-let, and are borne thereon to the dry-ing ground, shed, or building. When the molds are dipped in waterto prevent the brick from sticking, theproduct is known as slop they are dipped in sand for thesame reason, the resultant brick aretermed sanded brick. Slop brick aredeficient in color, in many clays; and inall cases have smoother surfaces thanordinarily found in soft-mud bricks;they also have rounded edges and cor-ners. If the sand used with the sand-struck brick is selected for the purpose,as it generally is, th
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