RARE..ERROR..KENYON BRICK..INVERTED (Y) KENYON BRICK CO..OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

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RARE
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Upside (Y)
KENYON..BRICK
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
The upside down Y error in the Kenyon brick is extremely hard to find. Here is a chance to get the toughest variation of the KENYON brick. The KENYON brick was made in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Please take time to read the history behind the founder of the Kenyon Brick Co…Has Oklahoma History & American History.
Phineas Kenyon was a pioneer settler in Illinois, when the civil war broke out Mr. Kenyon enlisted as a private in Company K 15th Illinios Volunteer Infantry, serving 4 years & 6 days. In Nov. 1862 promoted to Capt. For one act alone does Capt. Kenyon merit enduring honor in the pages of history of the Civil War....With 600 men under his command he was able to hold off 9,000 Confederate Forces under the command of General Hood & ; General Stewart, & thus alone saved Altoona Pass, the key to the rear of Sherman's Army. In the conflict he was captured and sent to Andersonville Prison for 5 months until his exchange. After the war Mr. Kenyon engaged in farming in Missouri & became well known in the milling & lumber business. In 1894 moved to Oklahoma Territory staked a claim in Greer County. Later moved to Oklahoma City where he started his brick company....Kenyon Brick. He ran it for 6 years, then sold it to Acme Brick. A lot of history behind this brick and the man that started The Kenyon Brick Company.