The Perfect Brick Machine

The Perfect Brick Machine was invented and manufactured by C.S Wert of Kendallville, Indiana. It was the first automatic, adjustable, foot tamper brick machine, designed to create the perfect brick. Made of steel except for the tamper, it was built not to wear out or break. It could be operated by the hands, the feet, or both, and it was the only machine that could create bricks without the assistance of one's hands. Retailing at $125 with 50 pieces of casting, it could make various brick designs, including Rock Face Brick, Fancy Brick, and Plain Brick, producing 10 bricks at a time. With sand at $1 per yard, cement at $1.50 per barrel, and labor at $2 per day, bricks could be manufactured for $4.50 per thousand. Three men could make 12,000 bricks in 10 hours on the machine. Frank Durigon used it to create the two chimneys that are the last remaining pieces of the Turner Inn.

Pennsylvania · United States