Mold, Brick

Object Name:

Mold, Brick

Object ID:

1975.049.02

Description:

Brick Mold. Wood and iron. Stained, gray wood. 2 x 3 array of brick shapes, rectangular portions, 0.6" long, 4.1" wide. Wood sides, 0.6" thick. Mortise and tenon joints at edges. Half-lap joints at the two center intersections. Finger joints at the four corners. Handle 4.7" wide, 0.8" thick, stands outward 1.1". Flat sides tapered. Rounded end edges. Nailed in place. One handle missing. Three long metal strips that match width of boards. Eight smaller steel strips that run between the long ones; held in place by steel flathead wood screws. 12 screws per the long strips; three screws per the short strips. Tenons on side, 0.61" wide x 0.45" high. Finger joints on ends have tenons, 0.45" high at top; three below that are 3.5" high; bottom 0.3" high. Outside tenons wood pegged from bottom.

Material:

Wood
Iron
Steel

Dimensions:

H-2.3 W-10.2 L-29.2 inches Weight-51.1 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary W. McEvoy, Elizabeth W. Getty, and Margaret W. Mirick

People:

Whittemore, Arthur G. (1856-1931), Whittemore, Caroline R. (1858-1934), Whittemore, Manvel O. (1890-1961), McEvoy, Mary W. (1917-2001), Getty, Elizabeth W. (1920-1992), Mirick, Margaret W. (1919-2004)

Subjects:

Bricks