Apparently this labor-intensive, cinder-block maker was quite a popular item for Sears. In what looks like a backwards evolution graphic, a man demonstrates how to use the "easy-to-use" Wizard block-making machine.

Block-making machines. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, hollow concrete blocks for home construction became very popular. But if you wanted a concrete block foundation for your home, you couldn't just swing by the local …

Block-making machines. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, hollow concrete blocks for home construction became very popular. But if you wanted a concrete block foundation for your home, you couldn't just swing by the local Home Depot and put in an order.

The 1930's saw the end of decorative concrete block due to mass production machines prohibiting the cast ornamental faces. The plain concrete cinder blocks were faceless and best never seen. Decorative concrete block house.

The Block Maker was sold by Montgomery Ward, and is designed to make 8 by 8 by 16 cement blocks from a mixture of damp sand, concrete and gravel. A pair of bars on both sides of the machine are used to lock everything together.

Fifteen unique mold patterns were available, including the Standard Rock Face that Steve uses for his demonstrations. A few years after finding the Wizard, Steve located a Triumph Concrete Building Block Machine from the early 1900s, also sold by Sears, which, in addition to Wizard and Triumph, also offered Knox block makers.

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Machinery for manufacturing concrete or building houses is described in the catalog with testimonials. Sears, Roebuck and Company (Publisher) trade catalogs. Item. Product catalogues: Building materials: Concrete and granite.

But now, more than a year and a half after he started using turn-of-the-century machinery to make 170 antique-style concrete blocks, the 35-foot-long by 3-foot-high wall is finally complete.

But now, more than a year and a half after he started using turn-of-the-century machinery to make 170 antique-style concrete blocks, the 35-foot-long by 3-foot-high wall is finally complete.

The Block Maker was sold by Montgomery Ward, and is designed to make 8 by 8 by 16 cement blocks from a mixture of damp sand, concrete and gravel. A pair of bars on both sides of the machine are used to lock everything together.

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In the early 1900s, the pages of American Carpenter and Builder (a building magazine from that era) were filled with advertisements for block-making machines and cement-stirring machines. Sears offered the Wizard …

Fifteen unique mold patterns were available, including the Standard Rock Face that Steve uses for his demonstrations. A few years after finding the Wizard, Steve located a Triumph Concrete Building Block Machine from the …

Machinery for manufacturing concrete or building houses is described in the catalog with testimonials. Sears, Roebuck and Company (Publisher) trade catalogs. Item. Product …

The 1930's saw the end of decorative concrete block due to mass production machines prohibiting the cast ornamental faces. The plain concrete cinder blocks were faceless and best never seen. Decorative concrete block …

In the early 1900s, the pages of American Carpenter and Builder (a building magazine from that era) were filled with advertisements for block-making machines and cement-stirring machines. Sears offered the Wizard Block Making machine which retailed for $57.50 (a bargain at twice the price!).