Brick
Object number2003.24.1
Made byPossibly
N.U. Walker
Datec.1855
MediumCeramic clay; Aggregate
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collections
DescriptionRectangular shape, yellow clay body with sandy pebble aggregate, likely molded in a hand-operated press mold. One face inprinted in large block letters.Dimensions2.5 x 3.625 x 9 in. (6.4 x 9.2 x 22.9 cm)Historical NotesField gathered from construction excavations at site of Fort Pitt Foundry across Smallman Street from the History Center; while not recovered as part of an archaelogical exploration, it seems likely that this refractory brick was associated with the foundry furnaces or stacks; the N.U. Walker firm operated from c.1853 at Wellsville, Ohio, in the pottery district along the Ohio River Downstream from Pittsburgh;
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