The Dorking Brick Co Ltd : advert in Specification : Architectural Press : London : 1934
An advert from the 1934 edition of "Specification", issued annually by the Architectural Press and containing an index of building and construction subjects, relevant specifications along with allied contractors and materials. This rather smartly set out advert is for the Dorking Brick Co Ltd of North Holmwood in Surrey and is a reminder that the area of Surrey had extensive brickworks that supplied brick to many areas of the south east and London.
The advert lists many types of product ranging from kiln-fired facings through to hand made and sand faced bricks in both reds and purples. It also sternly notes that their bricks are all kiln fired and to avoid clamp fired ones! The advert is mostly set in what was then a relatively modern typeface, the German Kabel or anglicised Cable typeface - apart from the extensive list of briquettes to the left that somewhat clashes! The briquettes came in many sizes and shapes to be used in such decorative constructions as fireplaces and mantles.
The Dorking Brick Co Ltd : advert in Specification : Architectural Press : London : 1934
An advert from the 1934 edition of "Specification", issued annually by the Architectural Press and containing an index of building and construction subjects, relevant specifications along with allied contractors and materials. This rather smartly set out advert is for the Dorking Brick Co Ltd of North Holmwood in Surrey and is a reminder that the area of Surrey had extensive brickworks that supplied brick to many areas of the south east and London.
The advert lists many types of product ranging from kiln-fired facings through to hand made and sand faced bricks in both reds and purples. It also sternly notes that their bricks are all kiln fired and to avoid clamp fired ones! The advert is mostly set in what was then a relatively modern typeface, the German Kabel or anglicised Cable typeface - apart from the extensive list of briquettes to the left that somewhat clashes! The briquettes came in many sizes and shapes to be used in such decorative constructions as fireplaces and mantles.