| James Malcolm (land surveyor.) - 1805 - 494 pages
...gentle fire; and this they continue until the bricks are pretty dry, which takes up two or three days, which is known by the smoke turning from a darkish colour to a transparent smoke ; they then leave off putting in wood and proceed to make ready for burning, which... | |
| 1808 - 508 pages
...gentle fire ; and this they continue until the bricks are pretty dry, which takes up two or three days, which is known by the smoke turning from a darkish colour to a transparent smoke ; they then leave off putting in wood, and proceed to make ready for burning, which... | |
| Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1808 - 500 pages
...gentle fire ; and this they continue .until the bricks are pretty dry, which takes up two or three days, which is known by the smoke turning from a darkish colour to a transparent smoke ; they then leave off putting in wood, and proceed to make ready for burning, which... | |
| John Redman Coxe, Thomas Cooper - 1813 - 532 pages
...gentle fire : and this they continue until the bricks are pretty dry, which takes up two or three days, which is known by the smoke turning from a darkish colour to a transparent smoke ; they then leave off putting in wood, and proceed to make ready for burning, which... | |
| Charles Frederick Partington - 1825 - 342 pages
...gentle fire, and this they continue till the bricks are pretty dry, which takes up two or three days, which is known by the smoke turning from a darkish colour to a transparent smoke ; they then leave off putting in wood, and proceed to make ready for burning, which... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...having holes left in them resembling lattice work ; the kiln is then covered with pieces of tiles or bricks, and some wood put in, to dry them with a gentle...which is known by the smoke turning from a darkish color to transparent. The mouth or mouths of the kiln are now dammed up with a shinlog, or pieces of... | |
| Samuel Frederick Gray - 1830 - 478 pages
...them more open; and in six or eight days more they are ready for the fire. Bricks in this country are generally baked either in a clamp or in a kiln. The...fire. This continues two or three days before they arc ready for burning, which is known by the smoke turning from a darkish colour to transparent. The... | |
| Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 884 pages
...and the bricks are sooner burnt. The kiln is usually 13 feet long, by 10£ feet wide, and about 12 feet in height. The walls are one foot two inches...bricks, and some wood put in, to dry them with a gentle tire. This continues two or three days before they are ready for burning, which is known by the smoke... | |
| Andrew Ure - 1844 - 756 pages
...at the top. The bricks are placed on flat arches, having holes left in them resembling lattice-work; the kiln is then covered with pieces of tiles and...which is known by the smoke turning from a darkish color to transparent. The mouth or mouths of the kiln are now dammed up with a shinlog, which consists... | |
| William Chambers - 1853 - 858 pages
...the top. The bricks are placed on flat arches having holes left in them resembling lal lice-work ; the kiln is then covered with pieces of tiles and bricks, and some wood put in to dry them with a sentie fire. This continues two or three days ncftire they arc ready for burning, which is known by... | |
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