Handmade House Bricks

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c. 1840

Overview

three red bricks (with engravings on top) are locally made in 1840's

Historical information

These could possibly be “convict made bricks” made by ticket-of-leave men. The various markings on the bricks are to identify the maker so he could prove how many he had made per day, or maybe get paid for them.

The marking which looks like a “G” would have been made by a series of horseshoe nails (square heads) driven into a piece of wood, then pressed into the clay. The diamond-shaped bricks could have been made by pressing a trowel into the clay, then being reversed, or may have been a piece of wood cut to the diamond shape.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.018

Themes

Buildings

Material

Brick (Clay Material)

Width

228 mm

Height or length

114 mm

Depth

63.5000 mm

Inscriptions and markings

1. two bricks : Maker's Mark: diamond shape
2. one brick : Maker's Mark: 'G" shape

Contextual information

These house bricks were found on private property (currently owned by Alex Walker).
Bricks were made for house that was built c.1840 for the Coppin family in Vasse. Property is currently owned by Mr Alex Walker.

Keywords

Bricks

Place made

Vasse, Western Australia, Australia

Year

c. 1840

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Thursday, 26 March, 2026

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