| Canterbury Museum ID |
Title |
Description |
Notes |
filename |
| 2007.160.41 |
Brick, J D Frog |
Bright orange brick with soft frog just longer than the indented letters, J D |
Made by Joseph Dransfield, wine and spirit merchant and brick maker of Voelas Road, Lyttelton during the 1860s. While most of his bricks were used in Lyttelton, some came to Christchurch. |
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| 2007.160.42 |
Fire brick, K Frog |
Red brick with narrow rectangular frog with angled sides and indented letter K. Used at Mount Somers Homestead |
Made by Henry B Kirk who worked at Lyttelton as a brick maker before joining in partnership with John and William Austin (Austin & Kirk) and then in 1890 started at the Farnely works after the partnership dissolved. Little River Hotel was made with Kirk bricks. |
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| 2007.160.43 |
Brick, H J Frog |
Red brick with rectangular depression frog with sides angled down to central line making triangles at each end with indented letters made from dots, H J with the J backward. |
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| 2007.160.44 |
Fire brick, Murphy Brothers Frog |
Pale apricot rough firebrick with slightly offset shallow rectangular depression with indented letters Murph Bros with raised circles from mould on each side of the letters. |
The Murphy Brothers took over the Farneley works at Huntsbury from Henry Kirk. It became the Murphy Bros works. |
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| 2007.160.45 |
Brick, W N Frog |
Pale red brick with rectangular depression frog with angled sides and raised lettering; W N and circular impressions from moulding. Circa 1858 - 1872. |
Made by William Neighbours who began brick making in Christchurch around 1858. He frequently changed his brands and sometimes dated the bricks as part of the frog. He later moved to Waimangaroa, North of Westport where assisted by his six sons her established a large pottery business. Fred and firebricks, NEIGHBOURS |
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| 2007.160.46 |
Brick, Neighbours Westport |
Neighbours Westport circa post 1872 and pre 1885 |
Made by William Neighbours who began brick making in Christchurch around 1858. He frequently changed his brands and sometimes dated the bricks as part of the frog. He later moved to Waimangaroa, North of Westport where assisted by his six sons her established a large pottery business. |
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| 2007.160.47 |
Brick, W N Frog |
Orange/red hand pressed brick with rectangular depression frog with curved sides and indented lettering; W N. Circa 1858 - 1862. |
Made by William Neighbours who began brick making in Christchurch around 1858. He frequently changed his brands and sometimes dated the bricks as part of the frog. He later moved to Waimangaroa, North of Westport where assisted by his six sons her established a large pottery business. |
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| 2007.160.48 |
Brick, Neighbours Christchurch 1885 Frog |
Dark red brick with deep rectangular frog with shapely angled sides and shallowly indented letters Neighbours CH CH 1885. Made by William Neighbours in Christchurch with a machine press the year before he went to the West Coast. |
Made by William Neighbours who began brick making in Christchurch around 1858. He frequently changed his brands and sometimes dated the bricks as part of the frog. He later moved to Waimangaroa, North of Westport where assisted by his six sons her established a large pottery business. |
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| 2007.160.49 |
Brick, Prisk mark |
Early orange clay brick with indented P mark - the makers mark for Prisk from the brick and quarry company of Prisk, Savage & Co which had a business premises on Hills Road, Christchurch circa 1900. |
While this brick is damaged it is very rare as Prisk managed the quarry side of the business while Savage did the bricks. The brick shows evidence of the mould on the sides and the missing corner shows the rough interior including air holes which remained after firing. It was made with clay quarried from the foot of the port hills. |
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| 2007.160.50 |
Fire brick, Prisk mark |
Early red clay fire brick with indented P markers mark - the makers mark for Prisk from the brick and quarry company of Prisk, Savage & Co which had a business premises on Hills Road, Christchurch circa 1900. |
Probably a double burnt brick to create the colour. This brick is very rare as Prisk managed the quarry side of the business while Savage did the bricks. The brick shows evidence of the mould on the sides and the missing corner shows the rough interior including air holes which remained after firing. It was made with clay quarried from the foot of the port hills. |
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