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An apparatus for treating the edges of pre-fired brick includes an extruder for extruding a column of clay and a wire cutter assembly for severing the column into individual bricks having their longitudinal axes substantially perpendicular to the direction of extrusion. The bricks are transported to

An apparatus for treating the edges of pre-fired brick includes an extruder for extruding a column of clay and a wire cutter assembly for severing the column into individual bricks having their longitudinal axes substantially perpendicular to the direction of extrusion. The bricks are transported to a first conveyor where they are turned and directed to a side conveyor. As the pre-fired bricks move on the side conveyor, they move in a single file arrangement with their longitudinal axes substantially parallel to the direction of movement. The upper longitudinal edges of the pre-fired brick are treated by engagement with a pair of canted rollers to give the edges of the brick an irregular appearance. The bricks are then reoriented by a pair of rotating tables which direct the bricks onto a third conveyor with the axes of the brick being substantially perpendicular to their direction of travel.

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An apparatus for treating elongated products having longitudinal edges thereon comprising: first transport means for transporting said products such that the longitudinal edges are substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel, first turning means for turning said products such that the lon

An apparatus for treating elongated products having longitudinal edges thereon comprising: first transport means for transporting said products such that the longitudinal edges are substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel, first turning means for turning said products such that the longitudinal edges are substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the products and such that the products are moved in single file, said turning means including a first conveyor for receiving said product thereon, a second conveyor for receiving products thereon from said first conveyor and having an axis of movement divergent from that of said first conveyor, means for treating selected longitudinal edges of the products as the products are moved on said second conveyor, and second turning means for receiving said products from said second conveyor and for turning the products such that the longitudinal edges are substantially in the same orientation as said products on said first transport means and for depositing the products onto a third moving conveyor, said third conveyor moving slower than said first conveyor and in line with said first conveyor.