Hickman and Company of Stourbridge, apparently founded by Henry Thomas
Hickman, were firebrick manufacturers who seem to have sold a lot of bricks
in the USA. The company was in business with variations in its name from
1786 to 1973. See Karl Gurcke, Bricks and Brickmaking, University of Idaho
Press, Moscow Idaho, 1987, pp. 60, 66-67 and 72.
Peter Bell
Subject: Hickman and Co
During the latest SGMRG excavation we uncovered a firebrick with the name
Hickman & Co on it.
Does anyone know anything about the firm of Hickman & Co?
I came across a reference that "Himley (Sandfield Bridge Pit)" was owned by
"D Hickman and Co., Lower Gornal, Dudley in 1908"
ANY DETAILS WOULD BE WELCOMED
Regard
David Hardwick
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