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Brush Co. brick variations Co. owned by Mayor Alexander Brush who came to Buffalo in 1848 from Jewettville area; retired 1890; died 1892; buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery Brick at left (BB): Brush Bros. Alexander had two brothers: William and William H. In 1856, Brush & 3 sons had brick yard on Bailey Ave. In 1891, the company was owned by Charles Berrick, Hakes, E. Coatsworth, Brush In 1879-1882, the largest manufacturer of bricks in northeast; over a million bricks a year Offices located on Swan and Mohawks Streets, Buffalo Plant located at Clinton near Bates, Buffalo Bricks found at railroad station on Tonawanda and Niagara Streets Second brick (BSUSH) is misspelled - should be BRUSH. Misspellings were not unusual due to the high rate of illiteracy

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