This special re-print edition of J.W. Crary's book "Sixty Years a Brick Maker" has not been available to those interested in brick making since its first publication in 1890. Topics include Clays For Making Bricks, Drying Bricks, Testing Clays, The Best Way To Prepare Clays, Importance of Good, Thorough Burning, The Proper Way To Set Brick in a Kiln, The Theory of Burning Clay To Perfection, Certain Growths of Timber Suggest Particular Clays and much more. A real treasury of information on brick making from the start to the final finish. Note: This public domain edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background. This edition is reprinted in accordance to Federal Law.