Object number
97/7/3
Description
A tool used for striking off the overlapping edges of the clay when in the mould. From Pinewood Brick & Tile Works, Hermitage, Berkshire.
A striking off tool, used for striking off the overlapping edges of the clay when in the brick or tile mould. It is made of metal, has a curved edge and two handles. It came from the Pinewood Brick and Tile Works in Hermitage, Berkshire, which closed in 1939.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 5.12.97 // Description: Tools and moulds for making handmade bricks & tiles. // 60/16921 (1) Wood & metal tile mould L. 46.0 cm W. 22.5 cm D. 2.5 cm // 60/16922 (2) Wood & metal brick mould L. 38.5 cm W. 16.5 cm D. 7.0 cm // 60/16963 (3) Metal striking off tool – curved edge with two handles. L. of handles: 18.0 cm W. 21.5 cm // 60/16962 (4) Name stamp. U-shaped metal gadget with a bar screwed to it and a name plate fixed to it. Inscription PINEWOOD L. 44.5 cm H. 15.0 cm W. of nameplate 6.0 cm // Dimensions: … // Associated information: These tools were collected from The Pinewood Brick & Tile Works, Hermitage, Berkshire. // The last bricks were made in 1939. By the 1960s the site was derelict and it was destroyed when the M4 was build. Dr. West collected the tools at that time and kept them until he donated them to MERL.’
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