Marked Bricks: G

GARBER common brick

GARBER common brick

Garber Brick & Tile Company

Olive, Orange County, CA

1923-1925

Courtesy of Ron Rose

Gas Co firebrick

GASCO low-duty firebrick

Stockton Fire & Enamel Brick Company

Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

1917-1920

Courtesy of Ron Rose

GASCO low-duty firebrick

GASCO low-duty firebrick

Stockton Fire & Enamel Brick Company

Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

1917-1920

View of the marked face of the Gasco firebrick made by Gladding, McBean & Co.

GASCO low-duty firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Livermore, Alameda County, CA

1943-1949

View of the marked face of the GASCO firebrick.

GASCO low-duty firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company (1943-1962) and Interpace 1962-1982

Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, CA

1943-1982

View of the marked face of the GASCO 1 firebrick. Courtesy of Ron Rose.

GASCO 1 flat back key  low-duty firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company (1943-1962) and Interpace 1962-1982

Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, CA

1943-1982

Courtesy of Ron Rose

View of the marked face of the GASCO 402 firebrick showing rectangular notch.

GASCO 402 anchor low-duty firebrick

Stockton Fire Brick Company

Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, CA

1931-1943

Gasco xx firebrick

GASCO XX low-duty firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Alberhill yard (1926-1935), Riverside County; Los Angeles yard (1935-1952) and South Gate yard (1935-1962), Los Angeles County, CA

1926-1962

Courtesy of Ron Rose

Gasco XX firebrick

GAS CO XX low-duty firebrick

Stockton Fire & Enamel Brick Company

Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

1917-1920

GASCO XX low-duty firebrick

GAS CO XX low-duty firebrick

Stockton Fire & Enameled Brick Company

Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

1917-1920

GASCO XX low-duty firebrick

GASCO XX low-duty firebrick

Stockton Fire & Enameled Brick Company

Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

1917-1920

View of the marked face of the GASCO XX / 2 firebrick.

GASCO XX 2 wedge or arch low-duty firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company (1943-1962) and Interpace 1962-1982

Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, CA

1943-1982

G.D.N common brick

G.D.N common brick (stamped backwards)

George D. Nagle Brickyard

Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

1850-1853

Courtesy of Mike Peters

G. D. NAGLE common brick

G. D. NAGLE common brick

George D. Nagle Brickyard

San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

1853-1856

Courtesy of the Golden Gate National Recreation Park

Part of the marked face of the Gerlach common brick.

GERLACH common brick

Gerlach Brick Company

El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, CA

1924-1925

GM-C firebrick

GM-C firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company (1943-1962) and Interpace 1962-1982

Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, CA

1943-1982

Courtesy of Greg Reichardt

GM-60A firebrick

GM-60-A FB – 1321 firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company 

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

before 1943

GM-70 1 firebrick

GM-70 1 firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company 

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

before 1943

Courtesy of Brian F. Smith & Associates, Archaeologists

GM 70-D 1 firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company 

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

before 1943

Courtesy of Brian F. Smith & Associates, Archaeologists

Marked face of GM70-D 1 firebrick

GM70-D 1 firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company 

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

before 1943

Courtesy of Brian F. Smith & Associates, Archaeologists

GM-70-D firebrick

GM-70-D X firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company 

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

before 1943

GMcB red pressed brick

GMcB red pressed brick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA

1927-1954

GMcB red pressed face brick

GMcB red pressed face brick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA

1927-1954

GMcB buff enamel face brick

GMcB buff enamel face brick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

1927-1954

Courtesy of George L. Kennedy

GmcB spotted buff pressed brick

GMcB spotted buff pressed brick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1890 – 1942

GmcB buff face brick Gladding, McBean & Company Lincoln, Placer County, CA 1920s-1950s Courtesy of Ron Rose

GMcB buff face brick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1920s-1950s

Courtesy of Ron Rose

GMcB red pressed face brick

GMcB red pressed face brick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA

1927-1954

GMcB F.3.9. AMERICAN ARCH CO SECURITY 351 B locomotive firebrick

GMcB F.3.9. AMERICAN ARCH CO SECURITY 351 B locomotive firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Alberhill yard (1926-1935), Riverside County; Los Angeles yard (1935-1952) and South Gate yard (1935-1962), Los Angeles County, CA

1926-1962

Courtesy of Ron Rose

GMcB LINCOLN firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1935-1942

GMcB Lincoln key firebrick

GMcB Lincoln key firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1920s-1950s

Courtesy of Ron Rose

GMcB MARINE high-duty firebrick

GMcB MARINE high-duty firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Alberhill yard (1926-1935), Riverside County; Los Angeles yard (1935-1952) and South Gate yard (1935-1962), Los Angeles County, CA

1926-1962

Courtesy of Keith Collins

GMcB PLACER firebrick

GMcB PLACER firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1921-1935

Courtesy of Jack Bower

GMcB TROJAN high-duty firebrick

GMcB TROJAN high-duty firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Alberhill yard (1926-1935), Riverside County; Los Angeles yard (1935-1952) and South Gate yard (1935-1962), Los Angeles County, CA

1926-1962

Courtesy of James Freedner

GMcB TROJAN A2 high-duty arch firebrick

GMcB TROJAN A2 arch high-duty firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Alberhill yard (1926-1935), Riverside County; Los Angeles yard (1935-1952) and South Gate yard (1935-1962), Los Angeles County, CA

1926-1962

GMcB Lincoln firebrick

GMcB 1 LINCOLN arch firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1920s-1950s

Courtesy of George L. Kennedy

GMcB 2 firebrick

GMcB 2 wedge or arch firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1920s-1950s

Courtesy of Jack Bower

GMcB 3 firebrick

GMcB 3 key firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1920s-1950s

Courtesy of Jack Bower

GMcB 3 K firebrick

GMcB 3 K key firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1920s-1950s

Courtesy of Jack Bower

GMcB tongue and groove firebrick

GMcB 7 tongue & groove firebrick (probably the three-star brand)

Gladding, McBean & Company

Los Angeles yard (1935-1952) and South Gate yard (1935-1962), Los Angeles County, CA

1943-1962

Courtesy of the Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris

GmcB 10 ½ 6 2 ½ firebrick

GMcB 10 ½ 6 2 ½ firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Alberhill yard (1926-1935), Riverside County; Los Angeles yard (1935-1952) and South Gate yard (1935-1962), Los Angeles County, CA

1926-1962

Courtesy of Ron Rose

GMcB 48 firebrick

GMcB 48 firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1920s-1950s

Courtesy of Jack Bower

GMcB [three star] special face-skewed intermediate-duty firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Alberhill yard (1926-1935), Riverside County; Los Angeles yard (1935-1952) and South Gate yard (1935-1962), Los Angeles County, CA

1926-1962

GMcB special shape firebrick

G. Mc. B. & Co LINCOLN special shape  firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1899-1906 or later

Courtesy of Jack Bower

G. Mc. B. & Co. Lincoln firebrick

G. Mc. B. & Co LINCOLN CAL. special shape  firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1899-1906 or later

Courtesy of Jack Bower

GMcB & Co. Lincoln firebrick

G. Mc. B. & Co LINCOLN CAL. firebrick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1899-1906 or later

G. Mc. B. & Co LINCOLN CAL. pressed face brick

Gladding, McBean & Company

Lincoln, Placer County, CA

1899-1906 or later

GOLD art brick

GOLD art brick

Clayton Bailey, artist, Pacific Custom Materials, Inc.

Port Costa, Contra Costa County, CA

1998

Courtesy of Clayton Bailey

GZ common brick

GZ common brick

George Zins

Sutterville, Sacramento County, CA

1847-1850s

Courtesy of Mike Peters