| Canterbury Museum ID |
Title |
Description |
Notes |
filename |
| 2007.160.11 |
Brick, Brunner B Frog |
Very pale orange (white) brick with rectangular indent with angled sides and indented text "Brunner B" bricks, dull red, grey, white. Made in the grey Valley |
Can come in several colours including dull red, grey, white. Coal was first found in the Grey Valley by the explorer Thomas Brunner in January 1848 on an epic journey with Maori companions exploring the source of the Buller River and places to the south. He was away from his Nelson starting point 585 days. In 1876 a suspension bridge and brick works was built along with coke ovens. The Brick comes from the site of New Zealand's worst mining disaster where 67 men and boys were killed in a mine explosion. The site of the mine, coke works and brickworks is now a protected heritage site. The bricks were used in the coke ovens on the site and well as sent around especially the South Island. |
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| 2007.160.12 |
Brick, Brunner Frog |
Mid red/pink brick with rectangular depression frog with rounded corners and indented lettering "Brunner". Made in the Grey Valley. |
Can come in several colours including dull red, grey, white. Coal was first found in the Grey Valley by the explorer Thomas Brunner in January 1848 on an epic journey with Maori companions exploring the source of the Buller River and places to the south. He was away from his Nelson starting point 585 days. In 1876 a suspension bridge and brick works was built along with coke ovens. The brick comes from the site of New Zealand's worst mining disaster where 67 men and boys were killed in a mine explosion. The site of the mine, coke works and brickworks is now a protected heritage site. The bricks were used in the coke ovens on the site and well as sent around especially the South Island. |
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| 2007.160.13 |
Brick, Brick & Tile Co Christchurch |
Heavy dark red brick with narrow frog with angled sides and indented text; Brick and Tile Co Christchurch. Very shallow rectangular depression on reverse. |
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| 2007.160.14 |
Brick, R Frog |
Pale orange brick with uneven sloping depression frog with indented letter R. Slightly curved top to brick. Hand pressed, cut and stamped. Circa 1870s. |
Probably made by Henry and Philip Rollison of Coalgate. |
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| 2007.160.15 |
Brick, Plain Rectangular Frog |
Slightly curved red brick with short rectangular depression frog with sloping sides. Circa 1860 - 1880. |
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| 2007.160.16 |
Brick, D L Frog |
Mid red hand moulded brick with deep rectangular depression frog with steeply sloping ends and indented narrow letters made with dots, D L. Made by Donation Libeau of Akaroa. |
Joseph Libeau came to Akaroa in 1840 on the Compte de Paris from Bordeaux, France and was probably Canterbury's first brick maker. His sons Donation and Alen took over their father's business until 1890 when they emigrated to the United States where they continued their trade. Descendants from the sons are still engaged in brick making |
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| 2007.160.17 |
Douglas D Firebrick |
Orange firebrick with red paint residue on top side. Douglas D frog has indented letters. Akaroa in marker pen on reverse. |
The Douglas Brick Kiln located in Stratford/Taranaki is classified with the Historic Places Trust. It closed in 1981 after 60 years of production turning local clay firstly into bricks and then later into tiles. Its once proud, 33m (100ft) high chimney over the kiln was demolished in 1985 for safety reasons. At its peak it produced 300 000 feet of tiles in one year. It was founded in 1920 and closed 60 years later, at that time one of the few brickworks left in New Zealand. |
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| 2007.160.18 |
E B Orange Brick |
E B frog in is raised letters in an indented rectangle. Evidence on the brick of hand moulding. Pre 1900 date. Very light weight. |
Thomas Hills brick maker came to Rangiora in 1858. His first kiln was in King Street South. His second was on the site of Brick Kiln Road. The clay in this area was of a superior quality and the company manufactured the much in demand red bricks and drain-pipes, until the early 1900s. His brother was EB Hills, also a brick maker. |
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| 2007.160.19 |
Brick, Ford & Ogden |
Dark red glazed brick with chocolate-bar pattern on reverse and rectangular indented frog with angled sides and raised lettering; Ford & Ogden on top side. |
The pottery at South Malvern was established by amateur geologist Edmund Ford and [?] Ogden in 1879, and within 10 years had become quite substantial. Thomas Condliffe (brother of Alfred, at the Springfield pottery) became manager there in 1886. The works were sold to C W Fisher & Co in 1889, and were eventually bought out by the Wigram Brothers and closed down. Presumably they mainly made industrial-type wares (chimney pots, pipes etc) and their only known domestic wares were of a practical nature, eg. crocks and jars. |
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| 2007.160.20 |
Brick, F R Frog |
Bright orange soft brick showing making marks with shallow rectangular frog with indented letters F R. Circa 1874 - 1880s. |
Possibly made by F Renalds of Akaroa circa 1880s or the Rollison brick firm from Coalgate circa 1874 - 1880 |
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