Brick-Making Machines -- Athens TX
N 32° 11.503 W 095° 51.118
15S E 231130 N 3565253
Two machines from a brick-making factory on display in a small park along the SH 19 in Athens
Waymark Code: WMN0ET
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2014
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These two machines, a brick press and a brick mixer, were the only machines in Athen's first factory.
Their history is preserved in the state historic markers nearby:
"Machinery From First Factory in Athens
Established 1882 (at site 1.5 mi. NE) by local planter H. M. Morrison, to make building brick. Total original machinery consisted of this press and plunger. Press was hand-operated. A mule-drawn swivel ran the plunger, mixing clay dug at the plant site. C. H. Coleman bought into firm in 1891; after Morrison's death in 1899 he became sole owner. Harbison-Walker Refractories Company bought business in 1940; continued making Coleman brick and enriching economy until closing in 1968. These machines are a permanent loan to city of Athens from Harbison-Walker."
Type of Machine: Brick Making machines
Year the machine was built: 1882
Year the machine was put on display: 1980s
Is there online documentation for this machine: [Web Link]
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