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ness of the Cambridge Brick Co., and transferred the same to the extensive new yards which they had built on Concord Avenue. It was at this date that the firm began to make its most rapid strides forward. Their first notable effort was the experiment of brick-making in winter, which was tried with successful results at their Concord Avenue yard. Up to this time there had not been a winter brick made in Massachusetts or New England. They erected the necessary big drier or oven, and at Christmas time in 1885 were turning out, without difficulty, and regardless of the weather, thousands of brick a day. This new method of brick-making is accomplished by artificially drying the brick in an oven by means of hot air instead of by exposure to the sun. Since it has been adopted and proved to be a success by Parry Brothers, several other manufacturers have followed suit. The process of brick-making at the Concord Avenue yard is an interesting sight. The clay, after being dug out of a