Clay Mining Carts
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The clay was dug out from under the turf with narrow spades and placed on carts.
Later mixed with sand in the "swamp", pressed into molds by hand, pre-dried in the drying shed, later fired, sorted, stacked and transported away, usually by boat.
see Braukmüller, Heike: "The brickworks in the Rheiderland and their workforce"translated by
•February 28, 2024
Here you can still see the old clay wagons used to transport the gravel.
translated by•April 11, 2024
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