Corrugated Crusher circa 1884

An example of a clay crusher used in brick manufacturing (Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Library: Weiss and Weiss, 1966).

Edge Mill

An example of an edge mill crusher, Library of Congress (HAER UTAH,18-SALCI,21-6, ) at Salt Lake Pressed Brick Company, Utah. Photographer: Jack Boucher, 1971.

Tempering Wheel circa 1884

An example of a tempering wheel used in brick manufacturing(Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Library: Weiss and Weiss, 1966).

Pug Mill

An example of a pug mill (circa 1900 in Perth Amboy, NJ) used in brick manufacturing.The pug mill contains rotating blades that cut up the clay (Reproduced with permission from Friends of Terra Cotta. Courtesy of Uncommon Clay: New Jersey's Architectural Terra Cotta Industry published by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, 2006).