PLATE XXVI. 



Fig. 1. 



Molding soft-mud brick by hand. Thackara's yard, Woodbury. 



Fig. 2. 



Stiff-mud machine with automatic cut-off for making end-cut brick. E. 

 Farry's, Matawan. The bar of clay is seen issuing on the cutting table, 

 and the separate bricks are seen on the second belt to the left of the 

 revolving cutter. 



