One chocolate brown rectangular brick stamped "Clark Ottawa O." on the top.
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Thomas Clark
Notes
Collected by Dr. Tom Ritchie while he was employed at National Research Council Canada from 1950-1980.
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Maker's Mark
Location
top
Material/Technique
stamped
Notes
"CLARK // OTTAWA.O."
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Brick
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Construction Materials
Nomenclature Class
Building Components
Nomenclature Category
Category 01: Built Environment Objects
Dimensions
Height
6 cm
Depth
9.2 cm
Length
19.4 cm
Material
clay
Research Notes
Notes
Stamped Maker "Clark" likely refers to Ottawa brickmaker Thomas Clark, who received a patent in 1876 for a mixture that created a white brick colour, back when changes in architectural trends pushed the industry to find new brick colours.