From Lynch (2009): “From initial observation, the tan color seems to indicate that the clay came from Lake Pontchartrain. The sample also has iron spots on the surface. The brick does not have a brickmaker’s stamp, and the date is unknown. This sample is regular in shape, has sharp-pressed edges, and is struck from header to header across the bedding face. The strike marks on the brick indicate that it was struck with a metal striker, which is consistent with the period. The lack of sand in the surface indicates that water was used as a molding lubricant. Given these characteristics, the brick appears to have been moulded using a soft-mud machine.”

From Lynch (2009): “s. From initial observation, the tan color seems to indicate that the clay came from Lake Pontchartrain. The sample also has iron spots on the surface. The brick does not have a brickmaker’s stamp, and the date is unknown. This sample is a regular brick, has sharp edges, and is struck from header to header across the bedding face. The strike marks on the brick indicate that it was struck with a wooden striker, which is consistent with the period. The lack of sand in the surface indicates that water was used as a molding lubricant. Given these characteristics, the brick appears to have been made using the stiff-mud method and subsequently repressed.”

Basalt Fragment
“Igneous Tuff”

Igneous Fragment
“Tufo, Igneous”

Igneous Fragment
“Sillar Tuff -red”

Igneous Fragment
“Sillar Tuff – Grey”

Igneous Fragment
“Pumice, Tuff, Igneous”

2 fragments of imitation caen stone for wall finish with at least two layers of paint

Imitation porphyry ‘scagliola’

Commercial sample of “Imperial Danby” from Vermont Quarries Corp, 88 Church St., Rutland, Vermont 05701.

Commercial sample of “Imperial Danby” from Vermont Quarries Corp, 88 Church St., Rutland, Vermont 05701.

Commercial sample of “Imperial Danby” from Vermont Quarries Corp, 88 Church St., Rutland, Vermont 05701.