Historic Building Materials Collection

Tuff / Ashlar Fragment
“Green ‘Tufo’ and Ashlar”
End of 16TH – 17TH Century

Tuff Fragment

“New Replacement for STC Advanced Certificate – Jen Correla”

Volcanic Tuff Fragment

Volcanic Tuff Fragment

Junglans regia

Three sections of wood: transverse, radial, tangential.

Western Clay (Actually has a question mark on it so maybe not?)

Englishman C.C. Thurston established a brickyard at this site in 1883. In 1885, Nicholas Kessler, a longtime Helena brewer and brickmaker, bought the brickworks from Thurston and placed Bray in charge.  By 1900, the Kessler Brick and Sewer Pipe Works was one of Montana’s leading clay manufacturers.

Source: https://historicmt.org/items/show/822

Brick Exhibition

From Western Clay Manufacturing Company in Helena, Montana.

(Photography Remaining)