Commemorative Brick Mold [Monier Bricks]

Object detail

Accession number

2015.130.9

Maker

Monier Bricks

Production period

2010s

Description

Solid steel mould used to make the last bricks made by the Monier Brick Factory in Auckland NZ before it closed in July 2015. Stamped with "Monier Bricks / 1989-2015" and the Monier cat logo (center). The bricks were made using Port Waikato Clay, Woodlill sand, Kopuku 5 Clay and Clevedon Clay. Monier Bricks moved into the former Crown Potteries factory in 1989 and was one of the last brick factories to close in the New Lynn region, an area which was previously the center of the pottery and brick making industry in Auckland.

Marks

Monier Bricks / 1989-2015 Impressed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Steel/Stainless Steel

Credit Line

Monier Bricks. 2015. Commemorative Brick Mold [Monier Bricks], 2015.130.9. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Brick Brick, Building Built Environment Artefacts Building Components Construction Materials

Production place

Auckland New Zealand

Collection type

Industrial Heritage Technology

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Rectangle Gas Font Metal Wood Composite material Typesetting Electric blue

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