Yellow N.C. & S fire brick, c. 1904

Name/Title

Yellow N.C. & S fire brick, c. 1904

Entry/Object ID

1986.40.1

Description

Acc. No. 86.40.1 a & b Subject Category: Industries pottery Date or Period: C. 1904 Object: Brick, fire (2) Description: Yellow colored fire brick with oblong indentation containing incised lettering "N.C. & S." Brick numbered (incised) #190. Size: H-4 x W-8 1/4 D-2 1/2 inches. History of Object: Unused fire brick found in the basement of 1201 St. Charles Street, Alameda (a Colonial Revival style residence erected in 1904). The bricks were manufactured at N. Clark & Son pottery works, West End, Alameda. Acquired from: Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Risling (Sally A. & Wesley D.) Date: 6-26-86