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Show Bricks Used By A History Ancients Brick is without question the most durable, as well as the oldest manufactured fr - building The Modesto Builder: Lloyd and Bryce Hansen Const. Co., Designer: Lloyd Hansen Const. Don Colovich. Co., Decorator: Mid Valley Decoration Service material When you stop to consider the fact that wherever you ancient go throughout Egypt, one encounters the remains of temples, walls and other buildings, many of them known to be over 6000 years old, in an excellent state of preservation, it is no wonder that brick is generally preferred on account of its durability. The ancient city of Babylon was built of hard burned brick and the location is still marked by enormous heaps of brick, the ruins of its palaces and great walls showing that even in those days brick was preferred for lasting and important 31 75 HIGHLAND DRIVE work. Lewis Homes of Utah features -- known to mankind. Ever since the beginning of things way back in Bible times, in the Book of Genesis, we read of the use of brick in building. More than 6000 years ago, the Babylonians made brick out of chopped reeds, straw and clay and left them in the sun to dry. The earliest fire burned brick of which w'e can find any reasonably authentic record were discovered on what is generally supposed to have been the site of the ancient city of Babylonia and of the tow er of Babel. . n The Babylonians became very proficient in the manuand of brick facture this was especially true of glazed or enameled brick, which was used in wall decoration. Travelers in the Holy I.and often comment upon the many excellent examples still found. The Bible tells us that the Israelites during their bondage in Egypt were forced to make brick and were punished because they could not make them fast enough to suit their captors. These brick undoubtedly were sun dried and somewhat similar to the dobe used in this section of our own country some years ago. They were made from a mixture of mud from the Nile River, chopped reeds and straw were employed to bind the mud together and make it more plastic. These dobes are still being made at some points along the Nile in much the same manner as in Biblical times. While the Chinese claim great antiquity for their day industries, it seems highly probable that they secured their knowledge from the Egyptians. It is enerally accepted that the Chmesc art of making gained or colored brick found its way across Asia from the West through Persia and Northern India to China. The great wall of China was built around 210 B.C. and of brick. These brick are still in excellent condition. Greek history mentions the use of brick in the walls of Athens, though the in the Greeks did not make suih general use of brick as did the F.gy ptians. During their occupation of Egypt and Greece, the Romans acquired considerable knowledge and became very proficient in the manufacture of brick. However, it was during the late life of Christ that great strides in the manufacture of brick was made, with great care being taken in the selection and preparation of clays. They also paid especial attention to the burning of the brick. With 'he invasion of Germany and Western the Romans left many fine tcdimonials of the brick makers art. In England Roman brick was used in the building uf Colchester and St. Albans Abbey. It remained, however, for Henry VIII to bring brickmaking to a higher state of perfection, presumably through the efforts of skilled workmen imported from Flanders. Brick were used almost exclusiv ely in the rebuilding of London after the great fire of 1666, and with notathe bly few exceptions, buildings of the older parts of London are brick. It is interesting to note that the present standard size of brick was made so by Royal English proclamation Eur-pop- in 1625. In 1784 the British Gov- ernment levied a tax on brick and this tax remained in effect until 1850, with special taxes on odd sizes. But it remained for the Dutch to introduce brick into America in 16113, where the first brick building was See p. 24, Col. 4 Californian S' " ' ' $ t. To add to the enjounent of the sati-fie- d ciMnmrr, Coietruclion ha chown an unlimited seicclinu of llotpoint Appliances that include lief i iterators. Ranges, Wadicrs, Orver, Wall Jnrgrn-c- D 24 ii Air Conditioner and Besides del added con e n ie lire and hers llotpoint proven jH'rforiiuinee and dependability. Oven- -, nrtin2)jnroTiit FIRST WITH THE FEATURES WOMEN WANT MOST i 't Kir- - We had this postage size lot, see? So my wife says, "Herbert. The sky's the limit, so ..." |
