You might want to check with Karl Gurck. He sent me a bibliography  
for foreign firebricks.

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James Brothers, RPA
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On Aug 4, 2006, at 14:57, Mary C. Beaudry wrote:

> Hello, listmembers,
>
> I'm writing to ask if anyone out there is familiar with fire-proof or
> heat-resistant firebrick or cementitious tiles.  We recently  
> excavated what
> might be a fragment of a stove liner or part of a stove pad from  
> deposits
> associated with the demolition of a 19th-century barn, used as a  
> stables in
> the early 20th century (we are unsure of demo date).
>
> On one side (its face?) is imprinted the legend
>
> NO. 4 [ ]
> STEWART
> RIGHT•BAC
>
> There is evidence of heat exposure in the form of reddening on this  
> surface;
> the other side has parallel projections, or grooves, depending on  
> how you
> look at it, that would have helped in securing the tile or whatever  
> it is to
> whatever it was supposed to be attached to.  I wondered if perhaps  
> this
> might have something to do with some sort of small stove for heating a
> stables or small forge for a blacksmith to heat horseshoes?   
> Probably way
> out to lunch ideas but the best I've come up with so far.
>
> I have high-res images of this beauty if anyone would like to have  
> a proper
> look at it from 3 angles.  Email me if you want a look-see.  Any  
> assistance
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Bests to all,
> Mary B.
>
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> Mary C. Beaudry, PhD, RPA, FSA
> Professor of Archaeology & Anthropology
> Department of Archaeology
> Boston University
> 675 Commonwealth Avenue
> Boston, MA 02215-1406