Ceramic art : a report on pottery, porcelain, tiles, terra-cotta and brick, with a table of marks and monograms, a notice of the distribution of materials for pottery, chronicle of events, etc, etc. (1875)
Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910, Vienna International Exhibition (1873) · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 117
inches across ; and in rhombs, same size, and two and a half inches thick. A fine eflect is produced by laying the two colors alternately. The large slabs were twelve inches square and three inches thick. A variety of angle and cornice bricks were also shown. The ordinary brick shown measured about… … tend through the brick from side to side. These bricks are evidently made in machines similar to those used for drain tiles. They are very light, re- quire much less material than solid brick, and appear