Hi Mark,
You might want to take a look at:
Finney, Fred A., and Susan R. Snow
1991 Small-Scale, Soft-Mud Brickmaking Facilities in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: An Archaeological Example from Iowa. Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society 38:66-72, if you haven't already.
Blane Nansel, RPA
Cultural Resources Specialist
Highway Archaeology Program
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The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1030
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Subject: Brick Clamp
Folks,
Our crews have just exposed the subplowzone base of a small, ca. 1830-1860 brick clamp in rural Illinois - probably no more than 30-ft square. I am looking for comparables in either published or unpublished reports, or contemporary literature about design and function ...
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Mark
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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historical Archaeologist
Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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