John Allard started in the shoe industry at the age of 15, swapping locations here and there. He then worked at Falcon Shoe for about four times, coming back several times after either being fired or quitting. He was a shoe cutter and also a leather assessor. He...
Ralph Metayer started work at 15 for the Dennis Brickyard that was a five minute walk away from his home. He jumps right into explaining the brickmaking process, detailing the kiln process specifically. He goes into a lot of detail about the kilns such as the way they...
Ray Brackett was born and raised in New Gloucester, finding work at the Morin Brickyard in Auburn for quite a while by the age of 18. He shares a few stories about his time working there, with the heat from the machines and the work conditions being some highlights....
Richard Vallee was born in Lewiston, 1935. He worked for the Morin Brickyard for a summer at the age of 16, sharing stories about the work he did there tossing scoldings around the bricks as they heated up to keep the heat in. After that, he went into the navy,...
Roger Bertrand was a former brickworker who shares his work history in the brick making industry. He goes over a lot of the brick-making process, detailing a lot of processes for gathering and utilizing both the clay and sand. He also talks about the water-struck...
