brick tax造句

• Several brick and tile manufactures operated during the 19th century, with growth stimulated in part by the end of the Brick tax in 1850.
• Mathematical tiles had an extra price advantage during the time of the brick tax ( 1784 1850 ), although later there was a tax on tiles also.
• This form of tiling gives an imitation of brickwork and was developed to give the appearance of brick, but avoided the brick taxes of the 18th century.
• One of the consequences of the brick tax was that some minor brick producers went out of business, forced to sell their stock to meet tax arrears.
• Other similar taxes were the dice duty ( 1711 1862 ), almanac tax ( 1711 1834 ), wallpaper tax ( 1712 1836 ), brick tax ( 1784 1850 ), glove tax ( 1785 94 ), hair-powder tax ( 1786 1869 ) and perfume tax ( 1786 1800 ).
• However, despite benefiting from the abolition of Britain's brick tax in 1850, and while a success with the public, the cottages were not a commercial success, although the " Spectator " had calculated that a return on capital of between five and seven percent per annum would be possible.
• In England, the length and width of the common brick has remained fairly constant over the centuries ( but see brick tax ), but the depth has varied from about two inches ( about 51 mm ) or smaller in earlier times to about two and a half inches ( about 64 mm ) more recently.