Brick
Object number2003.24.3
Made byPossibly
N.U. Walker
Datec.1855
MediumCeramic clay; Aggregate
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular shape, yellow clay body with sandy pebble aggregate, likely molded in a hand-operated press mold. One face inprinted in large block letters.Dimensions2.25 x 3.625 x 9 in. (5.7 x 9.2 x 22.9 cm)Inscriptions"N.U.W."
Historical Notesrecovered from Fort Pitt Foundry site field gathered from construction site opposite History Center; while this brick was not recovered as part of an archaeological excavation, it seems likely that it was associated with a furnace or stack structure at the Fort Pitt Foundry (1842-1878); the Walker firm operated a brickyard in Wellsville, Ohio beginning c.1853, in the Ohio River pottery district;
On View
On view
c.1850
c.1850
c.1925
