The firebrick industry of the valley manufactured such products as clay tile, building and paving bricks and clay sewer pipe.
en.wikipedia.org Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, giftware, and ceramics for industrial use.
en.wikipedia.org Several important industries brought prosperity to the area including stoneware potteries, sewer pipe manufacturing, the match industry and, most recently, the tire and rubber industry.
en.wikipedia.org There were also tanneries (some of the buildings still exist), a market, a fair, brewers, craftsmen, traders and other business people.
en.wikipedia.org Brewers generally prefer that the bulk of the trub be left in the kettle rather than stay in contact with the fermenting wort.
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