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MHS Resources: Manitoba Bricks and Blocks: Glossary
Term
Definition
Frog
A recess on one or both sides of a brick, created by inserting a spacer into the brick mould during manufacture. It creates a space for mortar that provides additional strength to the wall. An abbreviated form of the brickmaker name is sometimes shown in the frog, as follows:
ABW
?
AD
ALSIP
Alsip Brick, Tile and Lumber Company
A S Co
B B Co
B&C
Redcliffe Brick Company (Redcliffe, Alberta)
DMW
Wardrop Brick and Tile Company
F T
G P
HALES
H S
LduB Co
Lac du Bonnet Brick Company
LEARY
MJM
M. J. Moran Brick Company (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
M.J.Moran
M. J. Moran Brick Company (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
MORRIS
MPBCo
M S Co
M. Snyder & Company
NBC
PlaP
PREMIER
Redcliffe Brick Company (Redcliffe, Alberta)
SIDNEY
Sidney Brick and Clay Works Limited
SNYDER
Snyder Brick Yards
SOURIS
Payne & WIthers at Souris
VIRDEN
Virden Brick and Tile Company
VWG
?
WB
WOODS
Wood’s Brick Company
WRD
Deloraine Brick Yard [William Richard David]
Sources:
We thank Frank Korvemaker and Shayne Campbell for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 December 2021
Manitoba Bricks and Blocks
A history of the manufacture of bricks and concrete blocks in Manitoba, based on research by Randy Rostecki for the Manitoba Historic Resources Branch and supplemented by information compiled by Gordon Goldsborough of the Manitoba Historical Society. .
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We thank Hugh Arklie, Gordon McDiarmid, and Heather Bertnick for their help in the development of this online guide. Financial support of the Thomas Sill Foundation is gratefully acknowledged. Additional information was provided by Ina Bramadat, David Butterfield, Neil Christoffersen, Frank Korvemaker, Ed Ledohowski, Ken Storie, Lynette Stow, and Tracey Winthrop-Meyers.
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