Lucy, I found Berry's firebricks at the 1826-27 McIntosh Sugarhouse, near
St. Mary's, Ga.
"BERRY'S
PREM.
FIRE - PROOF"

In Georgia's Disputed Ruins, Coulter (1937:221) reports "BERRYS IMP. FIRE
PROOF" bricks from the same site (I saw none of the latter).  I suspected
that they were from some where along the fall-line but could never prove it.

Thomas H. Eubanks, Ph.D., RPA
State Archaeologist
Louisiana Division of Archaeology
PO Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804

225-342-8170 Ph.
225-342-4480 Fax.

www.crt.state.la.us <http://www.crt.state.la.us>  (click archaeology)


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        Hi Listmembers--

        Has anyone got information on a brick identified as "Berry's Premium
        Firebrick"?  We recovered samples from two early 19th century sugar
boiling
        house sites in coastal Florida (ca. 1800-1836).  Sort of
buff-colored, hard
        and well-made, as would be expected for firebrick.  A source and
date range
        would be great.

        Larry Buhr, brick expert extraordinaire, came up with a later Berry
group of
        brickmakers in Columbus, GA (late 19th c.), so maybe ancestors of
this group?

        Thanks in advance.

                                                Lucy Wayne