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Brush Co. brick variations
- Co. owned by Mayor Alexander Brush who came
to Buffalo in 1848 from Jewettville area; retired 1890; died 1892; buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Brick at left (BB): Brush Bros. Alexander had
two brothers: William and William H.
- In 1856, Brush & 3 sons had brick yard on
Bailey Ave.
- In 1891, the company was owned by Charles Berrick,
Hakes, E. Coatsworth, Brush
- In 1879-1882, the largest manufacturer of bricks
in northeast; over a million bricks a year
- Offices located on Swan and Mohawks Streets, Buffalo
- Plant located at Clinton near Bates, Buffalo
- Bricks found at railroad station on Tonawanda
and Niagara Streets
- Second brick (BSUSH) is misspelled - should be
BRUSH. Misspellings were not unusual due to the high rate of illiteracy
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