Machine-pressed brick

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Identifier

ABP-HBM-1.203

Title

Machine-pressed brick

Date

C1890?

Description

Machine-pressed brick of light brown-coloured clay, flecked throughout with black. Rectangular frog with screw-impressions at either end.
Impressed marks: 'CAMPBELL/(two screw marks)/BRISBANE' within a deep oval-shaped frog.
good condition
Slight chipping overall
Acquired 2003

Creator

James Campbell & Sons, Brisbane, Queensland

Contributor

Donated by Mrs J M Avery

Source

Found in 1980 the grounds of 1 Alexandra Road, Ascot, Brisbane; area had been a creek prior to c.1900 and was not built on until 1980.

Type

Brick
Clay

Physical Dimensions

235 x 110 x 70 mm

Collection

Bricks

Citation

James Campbell & Sons, Brisbane, Queensland, “Machine-pressed brick,” Miles Lewis Heritage Building Materials Collection, accessed May 4, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/mlbh_collection/items/show/193.