Hydraulic-Press Brick Co. sample brick #1

Object/Artifact

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National Building Arts Center

Labelled side of an HPB sample brick #1: Tan or light brown scaled-down sample brick, labelled with the company and where the brick came from.
Labelled side of an HPB sample brick #1

Tan or light brown scaled-down sample brick, labelled with the company and where the brick came from.

Name/Title

Hydraulic-Press Brick Co. sample brick #1

Description

Tan or light brown scaled-down sample brick, labelled with the company and where the brick came from.

Use

Promotional object, used for the purpose of advertising the Hydraulic-Press Brick Co., and to deliver samples of their work to potential customers/clients.

Collection

Promotional object displays

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hydraulic-Press Brick Company

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Place

City

Indianapolis

County

Marion County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Side of brick, adjacent to the HPB paper label

Transcription

"Hy-tex Brick"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Inscribed

Notes

Denotes the type of brick that HPB was known for, Hy-tex Brick

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Brick, Face

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Brick

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Construction Materials

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

brick (clay material)

Dimensions

Height

2.9 cm

Width

10 cm

Depth

4.6 cm

Parts

Count

1

Parts

Brick

Materials

Material

Brick

Material Notes

Bottom face of brick has green velvet/velour to be used as a paperweight

Colors

Color

Brown, Green, Tan

Color Notes

Brick itself is light brown, the label is tan, and the bottom face is green.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Type

Stains, Spatter

Date Examined

Jul 15, 2026

Examined By

Elena Marshall

Surface

The green flocked bottom surface has staining on one of the corners and some discoloration throughout, and the brick itself has some green and red speckles/spatter.

Create Date

July 15, 2026

Update Date

July 18, 2026