Marseilles pattern roof tile
Identifier
ABP-HBM-4.517
Title
Marseilles pattern roof tile
Date
1945-55?
Description
Marseilles pattern roof tile
Hughes-Armstrong? Or Eureka, Ballarat
Impressed marks on underside: "HUGHES-ARMSTRONG TILE/PAT1934 AUG 30 1916/EUREKA BALLARAT", four impressed circular marks with raised numerals (some knocked off)
good condition
slight cracks in the material along with weathering visible from the when the tile was acquired
Type
Roofing
terracotta
Physical Dimensions
245 x 420 x 17.5 mm
Collection
Citation
“Marseilles pattern roof tile,” Miles Lewis Heritage Building Materials Collection, accessed May 8, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/mlbh_collection/items/show/342.