BRICK FOR ALL USES Enamel and Porcelain Brick Colors No. 130-Blue No. 150 —Green No. 120 —Brown No. 161—Chocolate No. 140 —Gray Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Columbia University Libraries Enamel and Porcelain Brick Colors https://archive.org/details/brickenameledfroOOsayr BRICK ENAMELED and FRONT Made in Saijreville the home of the most modern hrick plant in the world Established I850 SAYRE © FISHER CO. 261 BROADWAY (atWarren St.) NEW YORK, N.Y., U. S. A. WORKS SAYREVILLE, Middlesex Co., N.J. Cable Address, BRICKBAT’ 'In i in .r jliniii i r U'iSTJ : if"!® I I ii iimm iim I i ii ii ii ii mil i i if iiiiiinB • ib ,,,, !|!1!P ' iMfWW I fl' 1 ' Copyright, 1914, by Sayre & Fisher Co.. Sayreville N. J. Page 4 ENAMELED BRICK EARS ago the consumers of enameled brick de¬ manded a brick with a very brilliant face. In many instances we conceded to their demands, but results have shown that such a face on an enameled or glazed brick does not stand the effects of rigorous climatic changes, without in time show¬ ing crazing. At present we are making our brick with less gloss on the face. The brick itself is made up of a mixture of the very best of fire clay, and is subjected to the highest kiln temperatures known in the enamel brick trade. The enamel and the brick are fired together at the same high temperature,completely fusing, and therefore forming a com¬ plete union between the brick and the enamel. It should be understood that the lack of glossiness spoken of is not due to insufficient fusion of the glaze or enamel, a condition which causes the enamel brick to craze, but is due to other sources which render it less liable to craze after laying the brick in the work. The benefits de¬ rived from the above conditions strengthen our enamel brick against crazing or scaling in all conditions, except when crazing is caused by concussion and when scaling is caused by the use of very impure mortar; that is, when mortar contains a cement or lime high in soluble salts. Special Features of Enamel Brick Enameled brick are especially adapted for the interiors of Railway Stations, Elevator Shafts, Tunnels, Hospitals, Engine, Boiler and Dynamo Rooms, Laboratories, Refriger¬ ators and Cold Storage Rooms, Basements and Sub-cellars, Stores and \\ arehouses, Courts and Rears of Apartment Houses, Swimming Pools, Chemical Vats for Mills or Dye Works, Stables, Sanitaries for Public and Private Build¬ ings, Baking Ovens and Kitchen Ranges. They are meeting with increased favor for the above purposes, as they reflect the light, are fireproof, acquire no odor, prevent dampness, and have a finely finished surface which is highly ornamental. Porcelain Brick Our Porcelain or Satin Finish Glazed Brick are excellent for exterior or interior work, being unusually strong to with¬ stand the elements. Having a dull finish the}' give an effect similar to white marble. They have been used for facing some of the largest buildings in New York City and vicinity. Shipping, Facilities, Etc. Sayreville is on the Raritan River, only five miles from the harbor limits of New York City, and has connections via the Raritan River Railroad with the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and other trunk lines. The map on pages 12 and 13 shows the excellent advan¬ tages we have for both water and rail shipments. Special Colors The accompanying color sheet shows the nine standard colors and shades that we manufacture. Special Shapes The pages that follows show the standard stock designs for moulded brick in both Enamel and Porcelain. Much time can be saved by the use of these standard designs. Special Arch Brick \\ e make a specialty in Arches, both Elat and Semi¬ circular, in Enamel and Porcelain Brick. In ordering them it is necessary that we have the fol¬ lowing dimensions: width of opening, radius, height of face, size of joint, and depth of reveal or soffit. We make every brick as per full size drawing, and mark each brick with a designating letter and number, and fur¬ nish a setting drawing, showing markings on each brick and exact location of same in arch. Each Arch is packed separately in barrels, and each barrel marked, giving size of opening and location of same if known by us. Cleaning, and Acids Enameled Brick are best cleaned with a mixture of soap and fine sand. Sulphuric, hydrochloric or nitric acids will not affect our glazes, but even when used in a diluted form they will attack the cement or lime mortar. Approximate Dimensions of Brick Number of Brick Re¬ quired per Square Name Dimensions Foot, Including Joint English Size, Standard 8 kg" x x 4%" 5.25 Brick English Size, Soap 8^" x 2^g" x 2" 5.25 Brick American Size, Standard 8 J 4 ” x 2 re" x 4" 7.00 Brick American Size. Soap 8 %" x 2 A” x 2" 7.00 Brick Page 6 Enamel Brick White and Various Colors We make brief mention of a few of the many buildings where our Enamel Brick have been used: Pennsylvania terminal, 7U1 Ave., 31st to 33d Sts. New York City Stock Exchange, Broad St..New York City Bellevue I lospital, foot of East 26th St.New York City Shull- Bread Company, 166th St. and Park Ave. New York City Ward Bread Company, 149th St. and Southern Blvd. New York City Municipal Building, Park Row.New York City St. Luke's Hospital, 114th St. and Alorningside Park New York City American Surety Building, Broadway' and Pine St. . New York City Borden’s Condensed Milk Company (Pasteurization Plant) iSoth St. and Park Ave. .New York City Hanover National Bank, Pine and Nassau Sts. New A ork City J. P. Morgan S. Company Building, \\ all and Broad Sts. New A ork City Apartments (Courts and Basement), 850 Park Ave. . New AYrk City Apartments (Courts and Basement), 525 West End Ave. New A ork City Sheffield Farms-Slawson-Decker Company', Webster Ave. and 166th St.New A’ork City Gowanus Canal Pumping Sta , Butler St. and Gowanus Canal . Brooklyn Shults Bread Company. Jamaica, L. I. I,oosc-\\ iles Biscuit Company.Long Island City, L. I. West Philadelphia High School. Philadelphia, Pa. Pumping Station.Philadelphia, Pa. Peoples Fraction Company Power House.Philadelphia, Pa. Curtis Publishing Company Building.Philadelphia, Pa. Home for Feeble Minded Byberry, Philadelphia, Pa. Prudential Insurance Building.Newark, N. J. Consolidated Traction Company Power House Newark, N. J. Public Service Power House. Newark, N. J. Mercy Flospital.Trenton, N. J. South L nion Station. Boston, Mass. Edison Electric Illuminating Company Power House, South Boston, Mass. Office Building, 60-70 State St. Boston, Mass. Dexter Office Building, Washington Street .... Boston, Mass. New A ork, New Haven ik Hartford R. R. Station, Provi¬ dence, R. I. ..Providence, R. I. L’nion Depot.Washington, D. C. MOULDED ENAMEL BRICK SHAPES All Plain Surfaces Enameled. Page 8 MOULDED ENAMEL BRICK SHAPES No. 12— Lipped Quoin Made R. and L. No. 14—Bull Nose Starter and Miter Made R. and L. All PlairL Surfaces ErLameled Page 9 MOULDED ENAMEL BRICK SHAPES No. 19 —Cove Internal Return for Square Comer Made R. and L. All Plain. Surfaces Enameled Page / 0 MOULDED ENAMEL BRACK SHAPES I I No. 22 — O&ee External Return to Lay with No. 4 Made R. and L. No. 23 — O&ee Internal Return to Lay with No. 23 Made Square No. 24 - O&ee Internal Return tor Square Comer Made R. and L. All Plain. SiarfaLces Enameled Page i / The Sayre & Fisher Company’s Clay Products The Sayre & Fisher Company was estab¬ lished in 1851 at Sayreville, N. J., on the Raritan River, near South Amboy. This Company owns 2,500 acres of valuable clay deposits, which yield an almost inexhausti¬ ble supply of the innumerable clays which are used in the manufacture of nearly every product known to the ceramic industry. The Plant The Company operates the largest and most modern brick plant in the world, and manufactures in large quantities practi¬ cally every kind of brick used in the build¬ ing trade. Prompt attention given to all inquiries SAYRE & FISHER COMPANY, 261 Broadway (at Warren Street) New York City. Telephones: Barclay —6750, 6751, 6752. Works: New Brunswick —520, 52T Map showing SayrevTle, N. J., and vicinity Shipping Facilities, Etc. The capacity of the shipping department is OVER A MILLION BRICK PER DAY, and the shipping facilities are excel¬ lent. The Company has two miles of water front along the Raritan River, nearly all of which has excellent docks and a good depth of water alongside. The Company has a fleet of barges and a powerful steam tug, so that large orders can be handled with quick despatch. Sayreville is only five miles from the harbor limits of New York, so one can see by a glance at the map the advantage of this proximity to the largest market center in the world. Besides these excellent water advantages, a railroad runs the entire length of the plant and connects with all the main trunk lines of the United States. Special atten¬ tion is paid to the export trade. Quota¬ tions are made either loose or packed in barrels alongside vessel, New York harbor. Large vessels can be loaded at the wharves at Sayreville, N. J., for coast and export trade. Page 12 Page 13 MOULDED ENAMEL BILICK SHAPES No. 27 —Bull Nose External Return to Lay with No. 3, 6 and 26 No. 28 —Bull Nose External Return to Lay with No. 4. 6 and 26 No. 29 — Bull Nose Internal Return to Lay with No. 6 and 26 All Plain Surfaces Enameled Pace / 4 MOULDED ENAMEL BILICK SHAPES No. 32 —Bull Nose Internal Return to Lay with No. 4 — Row'Lock External Return to Lay same as No. 31 Size Full Length of Brick All Plain Snrfa-ces Enameled. Page 15 Front Brick in Modern Architecture The continued use in every possible condition from the early ages, in all parts of the world, has most conclusively demonstrated that for construction of all kinds there is no substitute for any building material equal to brick. In the great conflagrations of the past the hardest gran¬ ite has crumbled like chalk, marble has been reduced to lime, iron and steel have been quickly destroyed. The only material that has conclusively stood the severe fire-test is brick. In other words, it has been proved that brick is the only true material for the construction of buildings, and is alone able to endure the furnace heat of a great conflagra¬ tion, such as have partially destroyed some of our largest cities, notably Chicago, Boston, Baltimore,and San Francisco. And while the consumption of brick has steadily grown, there has developed within the last decade a co-ordinate demand for bricks of superior make, and of greater variety of shape and color, exclusively for use in fine fronts. THE SAYRE & FISHER COMPANY, a name for more than sixty years synonymous with the production of the best class of brick of whatever grade, was the first con¬ cern to recognize the new order of brick construction. With all the advantages inherent in long experience, in the owner¬ ship of magnificent and practically inexhaustible clay beds, eligibly situated at Sayreville, on the Raritan River, New Jersey, in the finest clay region in the United States, to¬ gether with an extensive and perfectly equipped plant, this Company lost no time, when the demand came, in be¬ ginning the manufacture of the modern styles of front brick. The splendid results of to-day, arrived at only after much experimenting, enable this Company to surpass all previous efforts in the production of a variety of front brick unequaled in color and shape (Standard, Roman, and ornamental), in fineness of texture, in great strength, hardness and superiority of finish. This great output embraces, in light and dark, such colors as white, cream white, light and dark buff, red, gray, mottled, old gold, and all the intermediate shades; also white brick with a dull porcelain finish, and our new Persian face brick. The fine architectural effects obtained through the em¬ ployment of the Sayre & Fisher Company’s brick, especially when used in combination, are strikingly illustrated in some of the largest and most costly structures erected in New York and other large cities of the United States. It is a pleasure to make this reference, as it is the best testi¬ mony to the character of our products, and of the high esteem in which they are held by architects everywhere. Page / 6 Roman Size Gray Brick W e make brief mention of a few oi the many buildings where the following various colors of our Front Brick have been used : Home Club, \o. 11 East 45th Street.New York City 1 lendrik 11 udson Apartments, 110th St. and Riverside Drive, New York City Yerona Apartments, S. E. Corner Madison Ave.and 64th St., New York City Hilliard Building, John and Dutch Streets .... New York City Cornelius Raker Hall, New York l niversity ... New York City Borchard Apartments, S. E. Corner 98th St. and Broadw ay, New York City Northwest Corner Sad St. and Park Ave. New York City Southwest Corner 43d St. and Madison Ave.New York City 52d-53d Sts. and Park Ave. .New Aork City Southeast Corner 6ad St. and Park Ave.New York City Northeast Corner 71st St. and West End Ave. New York City Northeast Corner 83d St. and W est End Ave. New York City Compton Office Building. Boston, Mass. Mrs. John E. Gardner’s Palace . Boston, Mass. Presbyterian Building. Boston, Mass. Copley Square Hotel. Boston, Mass. Castle Square Hotel. Boston, Mass. Standard Size Gray Brick Fifth Ave. N Twenty-sixth St. Bldg., 5th Ave. and 26th St. New York City Aeolian Building, 42d St.New York City Office Building, 11-13 E- 26th St.New York City Apartment House, 73d St. and Lexington Ave. . . . New York City' Office Building, N. E. Corner 9th Ate. and 12th St. New York City Children’s Court, 22d St. and Lexington Ave. . . . New York City Apartment House, S. E. Corner 167th St. and Tiffany Ave., New York City “Reviera” Apartments, Riverside Drive and 156th St. New York City " Rhineclifl Court” Apartments, 156th St., Riverside Drive, New York City' Office Building, 147 W averly Place .New York City Public School No. 39, Longwood Ave., Kelly and Beck Sts., New York City Erasmus Hall High School, Flatbush and Church Aves. . Brooklyn, N. Y. Municipal Building.Ossining, N. Y. Copley Square Hotel. Boston, Mass. Old Gold Central Railroad Bldg., Liberty, W est, W ashington “King’s Court,” 87th St. and Madison Ave. . Residence, 124th St. and Lexington Ave. . Apartment House, 150th St. and 3d Ave. . B. R. T. Railroad Building, 168-170 Montague St Temple Israel, Lafayette and Bedford Avcs. . Frederick Looser A Co, Building, Livingston St. Otto W issuer Building, 55 Flatbush Ave. John D. Rockefeller's Estate (Stables) . Residence of J. F. Maynard .... The Universalist Church. The American National Bank Building The Provident Life and Trust Company Building Osborn Hall, Yale College (interior) Sts. New Y or k City New Y or k City New York City New York City Brooklyn, N. Y Brooklyn, N. A Brooklyn, N. A Brooklyn, N. A Pocantico Hills. N. A L’tica, N. Y N< >rt 1 1 Adams, Mass Baltimore, Md . Philadelphia, Pa New Haven. Conn Persian Brick — Rou^k Cut Face Office Building, 18-20 W. 33d St.New York City Apartment House, 830 Park Ave. (at 77th St.) New York City Apartment House, 137 W . 79th St. New York City \partment House, 103d St. and Riverside Drive New York City Apartment House, 84th St. and Park Ave. . . . . New York Citv Residences, 3d St., between 8th and 9th Aves. Brooklvn, N. Y. W est Point (Gymnasium and Chapel) W est Point, N. Y. Wentworth Institute . Boston, Mass. Third Presbyterian Church (North) Abington Ave. Newark, N. J. Liberty Square Library.Elizabethport, N. J. First Baptist Church. Montclair, N. j. County Building.New Brunswick, N. f. Rou^k Texture (P. C.) Brick Madison Square Presbyterian Church. Madison Ave. New York City \partment House. 140-144 W 55th St. New ) ork City Saint Joseph s Roman Catholic Church, Pacific St. Brooklyn, N. Y. \cademy of Music, Lafayette Ave. and Ashland Place Brooklyn, N. Y. Klks’ Club, South Oxford St. near Hanson Place Brooklyn, N. Y. New Rochelle Library.New Rochelle, N. Y. Turk’s Head Building.Providence, R. I. Hotel Emerson. Baltimore, Md. Bromo-Seltzcr Power Building. Baltimore, Md. Montclair Library. Montclair, N. J. Christian Science Church. Washington. D. C. Standard Size Gray Mottled Brick Bankers’ Trust Company Building, Wall and Nassau Sts. New ) ork City Apartment House. West End Ave. and 91st St. New York City Bradstreet Building, Lafayette and Howard Stv New York City Lord ix Taylor Building, 5th Ave.. 38-391)1 St. New York City Kreundschaft Club, 105 W. 57th St. . New York City St. Einbar’s Roman Catholic Church, Benson Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic Church. Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, N . ) . Church of the Sacred Heart.Yonkers, N. Y. Gray Mottled — Roman Size (No. 38) Presbyterian Building, 5th Ave. and 20th St. . . New \'ork City Mrs. Ogden’s Residence, 39th St. and Madison Ave. New York City M. Holmes’ Residence.Pittsburgh, Pa. Monks Office Building. Boston, Mass. State Mutual Building. Boston. Mass. Temporary Custom House. Boston, Mass. Standard Size BufF Aeolian Building. 42d St.New ) ork City Adams Express Company Building, 61 Broadway New ) ork City Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Ave. and 85th St. New ) ork City Apartment House, S. E. Corner 72d St. and Park Ave. New ) ork City- Apartment, 149 West 86th St. New ) ork City Apartment, East Side of Broadway, 78th-79th Sts. New ) ork City- Office Building, Old Slip. Water and Pearl Sts. New ) ork City Theatre Building. 87th St. and 3d Ave. New York City Victoria Building. 27th St. and ,th Ave. . New York City Office Building. 323 5th Ave. New ^ ork City W r . H. Vanderbilt’s Stables. . Oakdale, L. I. Welsh Dormitory Building 'interior).New Haven, Conn. Roman Size Gold Mottled Hotel Set ilia. 117 West 58th St.New York City Fire Department Headquarters, Jay St. near Fulton St. Brooklyn, N. A . Mark Hopkins Memorial Building.YVilliamstown, Mass. Residence of Mr. John Sloane. Lenox, Mass. Vanderbilt Memorial Building (Yale College) New Haven, Conn. The National l ire Insurance Building. Hartford, Conn. Chapter House (Wesleyan University) ... Middletown, Conn. People's National Bank Building New Brunswick. N.J. Colonial 1 lot el . 't ork. Pa. Residence of Mrs. C. 11 . Strong.F.rie, Pa. Standard Size Old Gold Mottled Pyle Building (Warehouse). Charlton, W ashington Sts. . New \ ork City Scott ik Bow'ne Building, Pearl and New Chambers Sts. . New York City ‘‘The Brockholst,” 85th St. and Columbus Ave. New York City Saint Paul’s Chapel, Columbia College (Norman size) . New York City Dwellings, Elm Ar e. near Forest Ave. .Brooklyn, N. A . The Phoenix Insurance Company Building Hartford, Conn. The Travelers Insurance Company Building .... Hartford, Conn. ’File Taylor Memorial Library Building.Milford, Conn. Church of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic) . . . Bloomfield, N. J. Roman Size Buff Apartment, N. W . Corner 89th St. and Broadway New York City Apartment. S. E. Corner 90th St. and West End Ave. New A ork City Apartment House, igSth-iipth Sts.. St. Nicholas Terrace, New York City Residence of Mr. H. II. Cook. Lenox, Mass. White Grand Central Station, qcd St.New A ork City B. R. T. Sub-station. Myrtle Ave. near Lewis Ave. Brooklyn, N. A . St. Peter's Rectory and Cloister . New Brighton, S. L, N. A . Saint Agnes' Roman Catholic Church . . Rockville Center, L. I. Eastman Residence.Rochester, N. A . Prudential Insurance Company Building . Newark, N. J. The Richmond State Library Building . . Richmond, A a The Corcoran Art Gallery.AVashington, D. C. White Porcelain Brick City Investing Bldg., B’dway, Cortlandt and Church Sts. New Aork City Getman-Ameiican insurance Bldg., Maiden Lane New York City A ictoria Building, 5th Ave. and 27th St. New A ork City Eighty Maiden Lane Building, 80 Maiden Lane New A ork City Adams Express Company Building. 61 Broadway . . New York City AA’estern T nion 'Telegraph Bldg.. Broadway and Dey St. New A ork City J. P. Morgan A Company Building. W all and Broad Sts. New A ork City Apartment House. 315 West 98th St.New A’ork City 1 lotel Theresa, 125th St. and 7th Ave. .New A ork City Altman Building, tqth-tjth Sts. and Madison Ave. New Aork City Office Building, Broadway and Astoi Place . . . New York City Office Building, S. \A . Corner 15th St and 5th Ave. New A ork City Main Telephone Building. Buffalo, N. Y. Albany Main Telephone Building.Albany. N. A’. Troy Telephone Building.Trov, N. A . Commercial National Bank. ... Charlotte, N. C. Savannah Bank N Trust Company Building ... Savannah, Ga. ORNAMENTAL FRONT BRICK All Brick shown on this pa&e, size 8'i x 4 x 2h .—Returns or An&le Brick made in any of above moulds. Page 20 ORNAMENTAL FR.ONT BRICK No. 241 No. 243 2 . 3 , or 4 Radius No. 249 All Brick shown on this pa&e, size 8li x 4 x 2 : /i .—Returns or An&le Brick made in any of above moulds ORNAMENTAL FRONT BIRICK No. 262 No. 269 Above Brick all 8/i x 4 x 2J4 No. 277 No. 278 From No. 277 to 284, inclusive, size 12 x 4 x l'A " (Pompeian size) Returns or An&le Brick made in any of above moulds Page 22 ORNAMENTAL F HONT BRICK No. 279 No. 280 No. 281 No. 283 No. 284 Guilloche moulding with centre and comer pieces to match For panel work or band comers No. 322-12" x 5 'x4 " Page 23 Ornamental, Moulded and Arch Brick E invite the attention of architects and contractors to our superior facilities for producing Ornamental, Moulded, and Arch Brick. These brick, usu¬ ally so difficult of manufacture, and particu¬ larly so in carrying out the intricacies so fre¬ quent in architects’ designs, we make with that accuracy and refinement of detail so es¬ sential to true artistic effect. We pay partic¬ ular attention to the production of brick for arches of any desired shape or size, also the selection of brick for fireplace work. Si _LIE?* Columbia university Page 24 A ME RIO LITHOGRAPHIC CO.