114. CAPTAIN JOHN CLIBBON BRAIN (1840-1906) AGE 66
Artificial Stone
1873 - Southern Artificial Stone Company
Yet another venture, this time his business is Artificial Stone. He uses some interesting tactics to promote it, and as with other business ventures of his, there are a few problems.
Yet another venture, this time his business is Artificial Stone. He uses some interesting tactics to promote it, and as with other business ventures of his, there are a few problems.
(Transcription from The Raleigh Sentinel, Raleigh, North Carolina, Thursday, September 11, 1873, Page 1.)
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New Pavement,
Mr. J. N. Bunting has given the Southern Artificial Stone Company an order to lay the Schillinger walk in two colors, diamond shape, after the style of Parker Place New York, in front of his new store. This will be the first, the finest and only work of the kind in the city.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 12, 2017.
(Transcription from The Raleigh Sentinel, Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 16, 1873, Page 1.)
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The Schillinger Artificial Stone.
The following, which we take from the Daily (N. Y.) Express speaks for itself:
J. J. Schillinger, of 247 Broadway, made a display of his artificial stone, in a thoroughly business-like and practical manner. This vary valuable and durable composition of Portland cement and sand, which year by year is gaining ground among builders and proving itself equal to some natural stone, and superior to most, is largely manufactured by Mr. Schillinger, at his works, 93d street, between Second and Third avenues. In March last the walks in front of the exhibition building at Vienna were laid, to the extent of four hundred square feet, with this artificial stone pavement, thereby giving thousands of pedestrians the opportunity of making an impression on it, if it were possible. In the building itself was exhibited a stone block about two feet long, which has been in the yard at the works through two winters, and in fact belonged to some stone manufactured for six house fronts. This artificial stone is not affected either by heat or cold. The frosts of winter have no effect upon it, for the block forwarded to the Exhibition was exposed to the ordeal of last winter, and we all know how dreadfully severe and keen the frost was. For sidewalks it is admirable, and especially in frosty weather granite gets smooth and slippery, and is dangerous unless frequently cut in small drills; but the sand in the composition of the artificial stone make a gritty surface which gives a feeling of confidence to pedestrians. There is some of it laid at the entrance to our City Hall, and it wears well in comparison with the blue stone. As regards heat we must refer our readers to Chicago. At the great conflagration in that city, when ordinary stone and iron succumbed to the conquering element, the artificial stone could still be found intact. In Mr. Schillinger's office we saw a piece of what we may call flagstone, which had been laid down at his City Hall Park, around the fountain, and was taken up on account of a cutting made for the sewer. The surface was smooth and even as when first laid down, and when the fragment was struck it gave out the clear true ring of good metal. Mr. Schillinger has been awarded the Diploma of Honor by the Commissioners at Vienna as a recognition of the merits of his artificial stone.
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(Transcription from The Daily Journal, Wilmington, North Carolina, Wednesday, September 17, 1873, Page 4.)
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From the New York Commercial Path-Finder, August 3, 1871.
Schillinger's Artificial Stone--The Most Perfect in Use.
It has long been a desideratum to obtain some material for the pavement of side-walks which would be free from the defects inherent in all substances hitherto used. Innumerable have been the attempts to compass this end, but none have met with more than partial success, until the introduction of "Schillinger's Artificial Stone." This composition is based upon the well-known qualities of Portland cement, which, however, have never before been so completely and satisfactorily utilized. This stone is composed of Portland cement, sand, and gravel, in certain portions, and experience demonstrates its adaption to every purpose for which stone is appropriate, and for many wherein the use of natural stone would be impracticable.
Side-walks which are to be subject to the ceaseless tread of hurrying multitudes in a great city, and without the thorough usage occasioned by the handling of heavy machines, should clearly be possessed of the essentials of strength, durability, and economy. That these pertain in an eminent degree to the Schillinger Stone is amply proven by the result of a series of experiments, carefully conducted by the ablest engineers of Europe and America, including, among others of acknowledged skill, Maj. Gen. Q. A. Gilmore, U.S.A.
Capt. John C. Brain, of Columbus, Ga., has formed a company for laying this pavement in this and other Southern States, and will soon commence operations in Wilmington. The company at present is doing the sidewalks of Raleigh, to the satisfaction of the good people of that place.
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The Southern Artificial Stone Company Ad in The Evening Post, Wilmington, North Carolina, Wednesday, September 17, 1873, Page 2. Image from newspapers.com.
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(Transcription from The Evening Post, Wilmington, North Carolina, Wednesday, September 17, 1873, Page 2. A similar ad ran in The Wilmington Morning Star the same day. These ads ran continually over a period of time in this city.) |
(Transcription from The Wilmington Morning Star, Wilmington, North Carolina, Wednesday, September 17, 1873, Page 1.)
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Stone Pavements.—The artificial stone patented by Mr. Schillinger, and adapted to the formation of walks, ornamental stone-work in buildings, cellar bottoms, gas and water-tanks, and even wash-bowls is believed to be the best substance in use for these various purposes, but especially for sidewalks. This stone is composed of Portland cement and gravel, in proper proportions, has no vegetable substance in its composition, and is not in the least affected by climatic influences, but will preserve the most minute and sharp lines on its surface for years. When laid in sidewalks it is superior to natural stone in the toughness of texture, thereby preventing cracking and chipping, in the perfection of its joints, excluding the penetration of frost and water; it its adaptability to any surface, however uneven; and in the facility and perfection with which it can be constructed into blocks of any size, form or color, thus giving to the walk a beauty that cannot be attained when the natural stone is used. About 50,000 feet of this walk was laid for the Department of Public Parks in this city last fall, and one winter's use has verified its utility, and large contracts for it are now being executed by the city authorities and by many private individuals, to be used in ornamental walks throughout the parks and on private domains.--New York World, June 30, 1871.
The citizens of Wilmington will do well to read the advertisement of the Southern Artificial Stone Company in another column. The Company at present are laying this pavement in Raleigh and the citizens of that place are delighted with it. They will soon be ready to do work in this city, and hope to receive a hearty welcome.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 13, 2017.
(Transcription from The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Wednesday, September 24, 1873, Page 2.)
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Personal Intelligence.
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Capt. J. C. Brain is laying the Schillenger pavement (artificial stone) in Raleigh.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 11, 2017.
(Transcription from The Daily Journal, Wilmington, North Carolina, Sunday, October 5, 1873, Page 4, Column 1.)
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"Nothing New Under the Sun."
For hundreds of years the master minds of the earth have striven to solve the mystery of the creation of the wonderful Egyptian Pyramids.—No satisfactory conclusion has ever been reached. How the huge blocks of stone, of which they are constructed, could have been conveyed from a quarry to the valley of the Nile, and if conveyed, what manner of machinery was used in hoisting them to their present elevated positions, still puzzle the world. A scientific gentleman of this city, who has given the matter considerable thought, gives us his opinion, which seems the most reasonable of any we have yet heard. He says it is contrary to reason to suppose that a race of men ever existed that could handle such mountains of stone by hand or by machinery. That they stones are there, piled one upon another, is self-evident to all who ever visited the Pyramids. There remains but one theory and that is—the Pyramids are made of artificial stone!—a material similar to that used in the construction of an artificial stone pavement. If this theory be the correct one—and does it not have some semblance of plausibility—old Mr. Schillinger, of New York, has the honor of having restored one of the lost arts; and further, if it is correct, does it not, to some extent, silence the objections of gentlemen who claim that artificial stone pavements will not last, but must succ[u]mb to the "action of the atmosphere?"--Raleigh Sentinel.
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(Transcription from The Daily Journal, Wilmington, North Carolina, Sunday, October 5, 1873, Page 4, Column 4.)
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Capt. John C. Brain, the President of the Southern Artificial Stone Company, visits our city for the purpose of taking contracts to lay the Schillinger Pavement, or for stone work of any kind. The prices are one-third less than natural stone and it is equally as durable. He can be found at the Purcell House.
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(Transcription from The Evening Post, Wilmington, North Carolina, Monday, October 6, 1873, Page 3.)
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Personal.--Captain John C. Brain, President of the Southern Artificial Stone Company, is visiting our city in the interests of his Company. He is prepared to contract with our citizens for the Schillinger Artificial Stone Pavement at New York prices; 30 cents per square foot by the thousand feet, and 35 cents less than one thousand feet. This Stone is as durable as the best Northern granite. The Company will guarantee all the work they do for twenty years, and agree to keep the same in order.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, January 22, 2017.
(Transcription from The Wilmington Morning Star, Wilmington, North Carolina, Thursday, November 13, 1873, Page 1.)
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Notice.
ON AND AFTER THIS DATE THE SOUTHERN
Artificial Stone Company are prepared to lay
WALKS 2 1-2 INCHES THICK.
(the same as that layed [sic] in front of the Bank of New Hanover), for 30 cents per square foot, and ROCCA WALKS at 15 cents per square foot, (the same as that in front of the First National Bank). These prices are to suit the times, and are less than New York prices.
Positively no Reduction
will be made from these prices, and they are only for the present year.
By order of the President and Board of Directors,
CHARLES C. BUTLER,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Office S. A. S. Co.,
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 8th, 1873 nov 11-3t
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Tuesday, November 25, 1873, Page 2.)
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Artificial Pavements.--Capt. John C. Braine, who was the last Confederate prisoner, and made for himself quite a name during the late war, is in this city, engaged in the sale of artificial stone pavements, etc. The price of the preparation is twenty-five cents per foot for over 1,000 feet, and twenty-eight for less. The improved pavement is highly spoken of. The Raleigh (N. C.) Sentinel says:
"Nothing New Under the Sun."
For hundreds of years the master minds of the earth have striven to solve the mystery of the creation of the wonderful Egyptian Pyramids.—No satisfactory conclusion has ever been reached. How the huge blocks of stone, of which they are constructed, could have been conveyed from a quarry to the valley of the Nile, and if conveyed, what manner of machinery was used in hoisting them to their present elevated positions, still puzzle the world. A scientific gentleman of this city, who has given the matter considerable thought, gives us his opinion, which seems the most reasonable of any we have yet heard. He says it is contrary to reason to suppose that a race of men ever existed that could handle such mountains of stone by hand or by machinery. That they stones are there, piled one upon another, is self-evident to all who ever visited the Pyramids. There remains but one theory and that is—the Pyramids are made of artificial stone!—a material similar to that used in the construction of an artificial stone pavement. If this theory be the correct one—and does it not have some semblance of plausibility—old Mr. Schillinger, of New York, has the honor of having restored one of the lost arts; and further, if it is correct, does it not, to some extent, silence the objections of gentlemen who claim that artificial stone pavements will not last, but must succumb to the "action of the atmosphere?"--Raleigh Sentinel.
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(Transcription from The Evening Post, Wilmington, North Carolina, Friday, November 28, 1873, Page 3.)
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--Captain Braine has gone, and we will have no more artificial stone for a while, any how.
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Tuesday, December 2, 1873, Page 2.)
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Artificial Stone for Buildings and Pavements.—The Southern Artificial Stone Company (Shellinger's [sic] patent) is engaged in laying down a pavement for the Central National Bank, of this city, on Main and Plain streets, and has received orders that will employ it here until the spring. The stone has been thoroughly tested in New York and elsewhere, and has given complete satisfaction. It shows no signs of wear after several years' use. It is much cheaper than the natural stone, capable of being more neatly fitted together, and stands the elements of fire, water and air better than any in use.
Captain Brain, President of the company, is a gentleman whose services and adventures in our late civil war would make a thrilling story, full of hair-breadth escapes and daring exploits, and closing with long and undeserved suffering in prison. As in war, so in peace, he is persevering, ardent, assiduous and courteous. He has lodgings at Miss Percival's, on Plain street, and is busy pushing his work, receiving and arranging to fill orders.
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Tuesday, December 9, 1873, Page 2.)
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Columbia, S. C., December 8.
Editor of the Phoenix: For the benefit of those who cannot understand why the walk around the Central National Bank building is barricaded, we wish to state that, while the stone is being laid, it is greatly injured by being walked upon, and makes us considerable extra expense in repairing such damage. We are glad to have our pavement appreciated, but must insist that our friends will not insist upon trying it until the barricade is removed, and the walk completed. Respectfully,
JOHN C. BRAIN,
President Southern Artificial Stone Co.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 13, 2017.
(Transcription from The Evening Post, Wilmington, North Carolina, Thursday, December 18, 1873, Page 3.)
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—Where is the Artificial Stone Company?
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 13, 2017.
Notice in The Wilmington Morning Star, Wilmington, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 9, 1873, Page 1. Image from newspapers.com.
(Transcription from The Wilmington Morning Star, Wilmington, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 9, 1873, Page 1.)
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The Schillinger Pavement.
NOTICE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 1873.
HAVING BEEN INFORMED THAT CERTAIN parties are endeavoring to lay a pavement of artificial stone not so authorized by me, I hereby caution all persons against employing any one thus loading my patent, or having such pavements laid, as I will prosecute them to the full extent of the law. My patent covers all artificial stone of concrete laid in sections or blocks, and of any intervening substances either paper, felt or cloth.
JOHN J. SCHILLINGER,
Patentee.
dec9-1m
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Wednesday, February 4, 1874, Page 3.)
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Improved Building Material.
Branch Office of the Southern Artificial Stone Company,
Columbia, S. C., February 3, 1874.
The citizens of Columbia are informed that we are prepared to enter into contracts with persons who are desirous of building cheap and desirable houses of Artificial Stone or Concrete. Said houses are cool in summer and warm in winter. We will duplicate any house in Hurleyville for $1,200 cash. Houses, stores, factories, &c., can be built at a no greater cost than brick or wood. Specifications furnished, free of charge, by application at the office of the Company, on Plain street, in rear of the Central National Bank. Feb 3 3
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Friday, February 6, 1874, Page 2.)
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The scaffolding was removed from the front of Messrs. Duffie's and Fisher's stores, on Richardson street, yesterday. The buildings present a beautiful appearance. The wall was executed by Captain Brain, under the patent of the Southern Artificial Stone Company.
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Friday, February 6, 1874, Page 5.)
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The Southern Artificial Stone Co.,
Of Columbus, Ga., are prepared to lay Side-walks of Artificial Stone, Coping for Walls, Hearth Stones, Bath Houses, (built entirely of Stone,) Milk Houses, Cellar Floors, Kitchen Floors, Curb Stones, Floor Tiles, Flagging, with letters, Mangers for horses. We most respectfully refer to any of our work in this city. Orders can be left at the office of the Company, on Plain street, next to Central National Bank.
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Saturday, April 11, 1874, Page 2. This mention was repeated on Page 3 of the same newspaper.)
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Mr. R. DeSaussure Bacot is connected with the Southern Artificial Stone Company, and leaves for Charleston to-night, on business of the company.
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Thursday, June 11, 1874, Page 2.)
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Mr. R. DeSaussure Bacot requests us to say that he is no longer connected with the Southern Artificial Stone Company, and therefore, in no way responsible for its action.
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Thursday, June 11, 1874, Page 2.)
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The Southern artificial stone pavement does not give satisfaction in Charleston.
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(Transcription from The Wilmington Morning Star, Wilmington, North Carolina, Thursday, July 2, 1874, Page 2.)
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Vanished.
[Charleston News and Courier.]
The individual whose sudden disappearance on Friday last was the occasion of so lively a solicitude among inquiring friends, was Capt. Jno. C. Braine, the president or agent of the Artificial Stone Company. Two or three months has passed since he established an office of the "Company" here, and sought contracts for laying down blocks of the patent pavement. The work was highly recommended, and contrancts [sic] was given for laying the pavement in several portions of the city by a number of property owners. In several instances, however, the pavement did not seem to be as serviceable as it was expected to be, but the agent claimed that it needed time to become hard, and that, after the lapse of from three to six months, it would become perfectly solid and capable of bearing great weight. The only contract awarded by the city was for laying the pavement on the south side of Wentworth, between Coming and St. Philip streets. This was finished last week, and the bill, amounting to about seven hundred dollars, was promptly paid. On Friday, Mr. Braine left the city very suddenly, without notifying many people who wished to see him on business, and the opinion is very general that his pavements will have become as hard as flint before he returns.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 13, 2017.
(Transcription from The Southern Home, Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday, July 6, 1874, Page 1.)
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The Charleston, S. C., News says that the sudden disappearance of Capt. John C. Braine, the President or Agent of the Artificial Stone Company, was the occasion of lively solicitude among inquiring friends. He had contracts for laying pavements, which railed to give general satisfaction, as they were too soft. The remainder of the story is thus told: On Friday Mr. Braine left the city very suddenly, without notifying many people who wished to see him on business, and the opinion is very general that his pavements will have become as hard as flint before he returns.
Capt. Brain inaugurated the movement to manufacture ice in this city.
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Carolina, Wednesday, August 19, 1874, First Edition, Page 2.)
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Captain J. C. Braine advertises that he has disposed of his interest in the Southern Artificial Stone Company to C. C. Butler. The parties are now operating in Augusta. Those who owe him can forward the respective amounts to that city.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 11, 2017.
(Transcription from The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday, August 22, 1874, Page 1.)
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Capt J C Braine, who will be remembered by the citizens of Charlotte, has sold his interest in the Southern Artificial Stone Company.
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(Transcription from The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 8, 1874, Page 1.)
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Capt. John C. Braine, of ice machine memory, arrived at the Central Hotel last evening. He is here in the interest of the Southern Artificial Stone Company, in which he has an interest. He will remain here for perhaps two weeks, and expects to do a good deal of work.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 13, 2017.
(Transcription from The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday, September 19, 1874, Page 1.) |
The Southern Artificial Stone Company Ad from The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday, September 19, 1874, Page 1. Image from newspapers.com.
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(Transcription from The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday, September 19, 1874, Page 1.)
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The Southern Artificial Stone Pavement.—We desire to direct the attention of property owners in the city to the advertisement of Capt. John C. Braine, concerning the artificial stone pavement. If this pavement needs any recommendation to our people it can be had on application to Capt. Braine, who will furnish a pamphlet containing a description of the pavement, how it is made, laid, &c., as well as certificates from gentlemen of the highest respectability, many of whom, in Raleigh, Wilmington, Columbia, Charleston, and other cities are known to the citizens of Charlotte. The stone is said to be superior to natural stone in its adaptability to any surface, however uneven, upon which it may be laid, thus preventing the breaking constantly occurring from the ine [sic] qualities of surface upon which natural stone is made to rest.
Capt. Braine will lay a pavement to-day in front of the store of Stenhouse, Macaulay & Co. We think it worth at least a trial from the property holders of this city, and we hope they will give it one at least.
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(Transcription from The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, South Caroline, Saturday, September 26, 1874, Page 2.)
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The Augusta papers say the artificial stone pavements have proved to be complete failures. They turned out the same way in Columbia.
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(Transcription from The Southern Home, Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 28, 1874, Page 3.)
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Artificial Stone.--Capt. John C. Braine, one of the gallant commanders of the immortalized C. S. Navy, has been in this city for the past fortnight to introduce his artificial building and paving stone. As a specimen, some hundred feet of side-walk were laid on the College Street front of Stenhouse, Macaulay & Co., which after a couple of days' hardening, became as smooth and durable as massive rock. Capt. Braine is now engaged in laying other sections of sidewalk, and will, we trust, meet with the encouragement of an extensive business here. He refers to nearly one hundred property holders in Columbia, Charleston, Savannah, Wilmington and Raleigh, who are using his artificial stone, and will readily endorse it.
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(Transcription from The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday, October 3, 1874, Page 1. The same ad ran the following day in the same newspaper.)
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TO THE CITIZENS OF CHARLOTTE.
HAVING received one car load of material from England, for the purpose of manufacturing Artificial Stone Side Walks, I am prepared to lay walks under the Brain Patent, at the COST OF MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP. These walks are equal in point of durability to Granite or Natural Stone, as they have been in use in the principal cities of England and Scotland for over 40 years, and in New York and other cities of this country for over ten years.
I am also authorized to state that the city will allow the property-holders, in payment of their taxes, one-third of the cost of any walk laid by me on the public streets. As I have been here nearly a month, and taken in the sum of seventeen dollars, I cannot remain unless I have work. This is a chance which the citizens, will not have again soon. Specimens of our work can be seen in front of Messrs. Stenhouse, Macaucay & Co.'s, also in front of Messrs. Wade & Pegram.
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES C. BUTLER,
Per John C. Brain, Agent,
oct3-2t. Central Hotel.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 11, 2017.
The Southern Artificial Stone Company Ad in The Southern Home, Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday, October 4, 1874, Page 2. Image from newspapers.com.
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(Transcription from The Southern Home, Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday, October 5, 1874, Page 2. The same ad ran in this newspaper several times, including Monday, October 12, 1874, Page 3.) |
(Transcription from the Daily Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Thursday, October 22, 1874, Page 1. The same ad ran the following day in The Charlotte Observer.)
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Artificial Stone Hearths and Fireplaces.
I am prepared to lay hearthstones, either
Plain or Ornamental,
under the Brain Patent, which I guarantee to resist all action of Fire, at the same time, they are more durable than natural stone or brick.
Samples of these hearths can be seen at the residences of the following named gentlemen.
Allen Macaulay[,] S. P. Smith, S. S. Pegram and M. L. Wriston.
JOHN C. BRAIN,
oct22—3t. Agent.
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Transcribed by Jo Roth, January 22, 2017.
(Transcription from the Daily Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Thursday, October 22, 1874, Page 1.)
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PATENT ARTIFICIAL STONE,
For Building Purposes and Sewer Pipe, Window and Door Sills, Cornice, Brackets, Ashaer Chimney, Tops, Window Columns, Fencing, Water Tables, Horse Blocks, Flagging, Coping, Hitching Posts.
All kinds of Cemetery Work at less than one-half Price of Marble.
Apply to Capt. JOHN BRAIN,
oct22—eodtf. Agent.
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(Transcription from The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Wednesday, October 28, 1874, Page 4.)
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TO THE MERCHANTS AND CITIZENS OF CHARLOTTE, N. C.:
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Having associated with me Mr. F. HAMPSON, a practical and skillful manufacturer of Artificial Stone, of several years' experience, I am now prepared to execute in all its branches, viz:
Hearths, Steps, Sills,
Horse Blocks, Cornices,
Brackets, Watertable,
Sill Corners, Belting,
Ashler Chimney Caps,
Lintel's Coping, &c.
Pavements, Walks and concreting of cellar floors respectfully solicited. Cemetery work at one-third less cost than marble. Vaults on very easy terms. Workmanship and material guaranteed of first quality, and warranted to give entire satisfaction.
Artificial stone is the only one that withstood the great Chicago fire.
Charges reasonable, and at much less cost than any natural stone.
CAPT. JOHN C. BRAIN, Agent.
Having connected myself with Captain Brain, I am confident of pleasing the most fastidious as to designs in the manufacture of Artificial Stone. I have made stone for one of the finest buildings in the South—the Masonic Temple at Savannah, Ga.; dimensions, 90 by 60 feet; height, 60 feet; main room, 86 by 56 feet in the clear; the roof and third floor suspended, resting entirely on walls of Artificial Stone. The above work has given great satisfaction. I have also made stone for Metropolitan Fire Company's hall and S. P. Hamilton, Esq.'s house, also in Savannah, all of which work has given every possible satisfaction.
In soliciting a share of your patronage, on behalf of Captain Brain, you may rest assured the whole of my attention will be give to the manufacture of this stone, which is damp, fire and rat proof. One thing particularly in favor of this stone is its cost, which is half the price of granite, and as durable; two-thirds less than brownstone, and more durable, and one-third less than any soft or sand stone. Respectfully yours,
o24 F.HAMPSON
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NOTE: The above transcription was made from an online image of the original newspaper article at Newspapers.com. Errors were corrected minimally, and only to facilitate readability.
Transcribed by Jo Roth, January 22, 2017.
(Transcription from The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 10, 1874, Page 1.)
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LIST OF AWARDS NEW FAIR OF THE CAROLINAS
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DEPARTMENT I
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Southern Artificial Stone Co, Columbia, S C, best artificial stone coping for cemetery, best artificial stone sills, best artificial stone carriage block, best artificial marble sill, best collection artificial stone, best coping for railing, honorable mention.
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NOTE: The above transcription was made from an online image of the original newspaper article at Newspapers.com. Errors were corrected minimally, and only to facilitate readability.
Transcribed by Jo Roth, February 13, 2017.