Film and Photo Collections
The Story of a Brick
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Host: British Pathe
Date(s): 1923
Notes:
This film was produced by British Pathe and shows the story of a brick from creation to use. It starts with a a man digging "pug" with a shovel and loading it into a wheelbarrow. After mixing, the moulders shape the bricks and they are stacked. The bricks are transferred to kilns to be fired. They are then loaded onto lorries to be taken to build new houses.
Keywords:
brick pug kiln mould house lorry
SHIC codes:
,4.3211,4.612
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