Bricks

Title

Bricks

Subject

Bricks used in Melbourne buildings

Rights

CC-BY

Collection Items

Wooden overshoe; wooden sole in two parts with sole and toe section fastened together with section of leather which has a buckle. A second piece of leather is fixed with metal screws to the edge of the heel; the top edge of the leather has a buckle…

Fixing Brick
Ackrill patent fixing brick of pale orange-coloured clay, with lateral wedge along edge of large face.

Impressed marks: "S.G." on the frog. "A & Co/PATT" on the stretcher face.

Terracotta lumber
Piece of terracotta lumber of rectangular form with two square section holes running through its length.

Pressed Brick
Pressed brick of orange-red colour with rectangular frog. Covered with paint on three faces

Pressed Brick
Pressed brick of cream-coloured clay, surface partlystriped red-orange.

Machine-pressed brick
Machine-pressed brick of light brown-coloured clay, flecked throughout with black. Rectangular frog with screw-impressions at either end.

Machine-pressed brick
Machine-pressed brick of red/orange-coloured clay. Rectangular frog with screw-impressions at either end.

Machine-pressed brick
Machine-pressed brick of white-coloured clay.

Pressed brick
Pressed brick of off-white-coloured clay.

Handmade clinker brick
Half of a handmade clinker brick with rectangular frog. Red clay with pieces of ash.

Handmade Brick
Handmade brick with two thumbprints on opposite corners of upper face

Handmade Brick
Handmade brick of orange clay with two thumbprints on opposite corners of upper face

Handmade brick
Handmade, slop-moulded brick of orange-coloured clay

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of brown-coloured clay, flecked with ash. Rectangular frog; the centre marked with an impressed cross.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of orange clay with two thumbprints, on opposite corners of upper face.

Handmade Brick
Handmade brick of orange-coloured clay, fine sandy texture. Heart-shaped mark/frog.

Handmade Brick
Part of handmade brick of orange-coloured clay, fine sandy texture.

Handmade Brick
Handmade brick of red/orange coloured clay, roughly rectangular-shaped frog.

Handmade brick
Part of handmade brick of orange-coloured clay, fine sandy texture. Diamond-shaped frog.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of orange-coloured clay, fine sandy texture. Rectangular frog.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of pale orange-coloured clay, fine sandy texture. Large rectangular frog.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of pale orange-coloured clay, fine sandy texture. Heart imprint on upper face.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of red/orange coloured clay, roughly rectangular-shaped frog.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of cream coloured clay, diamond-shaped frog. One header and adjoining stretcher have paint layers.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of red clay, with two thumbprints.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of orange clay, with thumbprint on upper face. One stretcher face has a layer of mortar.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of red/orange coloured clay, roughly rectangular-shaped frog.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of pale orange clay. One large face has layers of paint.

Handmade brick
Crumbling handmade brick of pale orange-brown coloured clay, with cinders and extensive fire-cracking. Two thumbprints in opposite corners of upper face.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of dark orange-coloured clay, fine sandy texture. Heart imprint on upper face.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of pale orange clay with two thumbprints, on opposite corners of upper face.

Handmade brick
Convict-made brick of red/orange-coloured clay.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of dark orange-coloured clay, fine sandy texture.

Handmade clinker brick
Small handmade clinker brick of red/orange clay, with roughly rectangular handmade frog. Mortar - attached to flat face - contains pieces of shell and charcoal.

Handmade Brick
Handmade brick of orange clay, dense with some firecracking; with thumbprint on one side.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of red clay, dense composition.

Handmade Brick
Brick of orange-coloured clay, with fine sandy composition; rough rectangular frog.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick of dark orange-coloured clay, fine sandy texture.

Handmade brick of orange-coloured clay, with fine sandy composition.

Handmade brick
Thin brick of red/orange clay.

Handmade brick
Handmade brick with extensive firecracking, pale orange clay, both heads painted

Handmade brick
Orange-coloured handmade brick, fine sandy composition.
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