brickmaking
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Origin of brickmaking
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In the 1800s, Haverstraw, in Rockland County, was a brickmaking hub and the site of much innovation.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2021
Members of brickmaking families said school closures — scheduled to last at least until December — have led to many children and adolescents working longer hours.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
Johnston writes that Yarrow was known for his brickmaking, his basket-weaving and his swimming prowess in the Potomac River.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2015
She read about brickmaking and the Este family’s patronage of the arts, and she read Leon Battista Alberti and Cennino Cennini’s treatises on painting.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2015
My father obtained work at brickmaking in the little village of Alby, about seven miles from Marsham.
From From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography by George Edwards M.P. O.B.E.
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