Hydraulic-Press Brick Co. bricklayer line pin #2

Object/Artifact

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National Building Arts Center

Top face of HPB bricklayer line pin #2: Top face of small metal triangular tool, stamped with "Hydraulic-Press Brick Co." and covered in rust.
Top face of HPB bricklayer line pin #2

Top face of small metal triangular tool, stamped with "Hydraulic-Press Brick Co." and covered in rust.

Name/Title

Hydraulic-Press Brick Co. bricklayer line pin #2

Description

Small triangular line pin nearly covered in rust, and marked with the company name on one side, and "Hy-tex Brick" on the other.

Use

This was likely used by employees of the Hydraulic-Press Brick Co., and line pins are used by bricklayers or stonemasons to hold masonry line in place for laying straight lines of brick.

Collection

Promotional object displays

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Transcription

"Hydraulic Press-Brick Co." and "Hy-tex Brick"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Inscribed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Line

Nomenclature Class

Masonry & Stoneworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

metal

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurements taken from the front face of the pin, width taken from the widest point of the pin.

Height

3 cm

Width

14 cm

Parts

Count

1

Parts

Pin

Material

Metal

Color

Silver, Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Type

Rust

Date Examined

Jul 17, 2026

Examined By

Elena Marshall

Surface

Surface is mostly covered in rust

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Elena Marshall

Web Links and URLs

https://www.krafttool.com/BL159?srsltid=AfmBOopxqvMxDWkTIXT6-F275defQsErZVYOd9qX-ctHK9kocbdost6L

Create Date

July 17, 2026

Update Date

July 18, 2026