Hello All:

I've scanned and posted the photos of the unfired mud brick nogging that I
saw in an abandoned house in eastern NY State.  I've written up a little
report and included two links to other information on the use of mud brick
as nogging, one on the Amana Colonies in Iowa, another an article from CRM,
No. 6, 1999.

The photos are worth the wait in loading, so be patient.  Why didn't
someone tell me what a pain it is to scan slides?

http://users.erols.com/weiskotten/MudBrickNogging.html

Dan W.




At 11/19/02 01:37 PM, you wrote:
>Hist Arch,
>
>While doing some CRM work in Auburn New York we uncovered the partial
>foundation of an 1850s farmhouse. The interior of the structure contained a
>large amount of building materials, obviously from the razing of the
>structure. We excavated around 120 complete red bricks with all dimensions
>preserved. The interesting thing is that a small sample of the bricks
>(around 5 or 6) appeared to never have been fired. The dimensions were
>preserved but they were unfired clay? One sample showed signs of mortar
>that suggest it was part of the structure at one time?
>
>Has anyone ever come across the use of unfired bricks?  or know of any good
>sources for information about this?
>
>Thank you for your time,
>
>Kathy Leacock
>
>University at Buffalo