Tuckpointing was a way of achieving a similar effect using cheap, unrubbed bricks; these were laid in a mortar of a matching colour (initially red, but later, blue-black bricks and mortar were occasionally used) and a fine fillet of white material, usually pipe clay or putty, pushed into the joints before the mortar set.
Tuckpointing involved creating an identical appearance using inexpensive, unpolished bricks; these were embedded in matching-colored mortar (initially red but later blue-black bricks and mortar might be used) with a fine line of white material, such as pipe clay or putty, inserted into the joints before the mortar dried.