Masonry Magazine October 1984 Page. 26
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Letters
More on Terra Cotta
Editor:
An associate of mine sent a copy of your request for information on terra cotta manufacturers. Boston Valley Pottery, Inc. has been supplying terra cotta for the past two years for restoration projects. Included in our list of buildings are the Guaranty Building and the Roosevelt Apartments in Buffalo, N.Y., and the Railway Exchange Building in Chicago.
With large-scale facilities, skilled craftsmen and technical expertise, we can match any existing terra cotta to exacting detail. Our design department can offer exciting new designs in terra cotta and faience for new projects.
Andrew T. Krouse
Owner/Operator
Boston Valley Pottery, Inc.
6860 S. Abbott Rd.,
Hamburg, NY 14075
To the best of our knowledge, the only two other U.S. terra cotta manufacturers producing material for both new buildings and restorations are Gladding. McBean & Co., P.O. Box 97, Lincoln, CA 95648, a firm founded in 1875, and Architectural Terra Cotta & Tile Ltd., 932 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607. Gladding, McBean supplied more than 12,000 terra cotta units in 1976 for the 10-story addition to the historic Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City (Masonry, March, 1977). Earl S. Child Masonry of Springville, Utah, installed the terra cotta units on that project.
MCAA Gets the Nod
Editor:
As a professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology, teaching both in the humanities and pre-engineering disciplines, I find your organization (MCAA) to be particularly interesting to me. Would you please forward to me all pertinent information about your organization in the hope that I may become a member. Thank you.
Prof. Michael W. Carter
Building Construction Department
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts
No sooner said than done. Ed.
Interlocking Block
Editor:
In the January, 1984 issue of Masonry, page 44 ("New Foam Aids in Insulating Masonry Walls"), you have mentioned LockBlock, Inc. of Houston, Texas, for manufacturing of interlocking blocks. Please send me more information about this company and the interlocking block construction system.
Dr. Riyadh A. Al-Mustafa
Civil Engineering Department
University of Petroleum &
Minerals
Dharhan, Saudi Arabia
This story has generated considerable interest and numerous inquiries. The company has since relocated its offices and manufacturing facilities from Houston and can be reached at P.O. Box 425, Justin, Texas 76247, phone 817/430-0488. The person in charge is Mr. Ray Ledbetter, who assured Masonry he would be pleased to answer any requests for information about his new operation.
Adobe Block Production
Editor:
Would it be possible to obtain additional informaton regarding the article "New System Produces Pressed Adobe Block at the Construction Site" that was published in your July/August, 1984 issue.
Joseph L. Cedrone
General Manager
Southeastern Construction, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
You can contact John Wright, Worldwide Adobe, Inc., P.O. Box 7395, Grants, NM 87020, phone 505/287-8801.
Letters to the Editor
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