BRICKWORKS & POTTERIES
OF THE IPSWICH (Qld) REGION

  Alister J Cameron       

Claypave Brick-Making

Documents Retrieved from the Claypave Site

THE VARIETY OF BRICK-MAKING DOCUMENTS FOUND WITHIN THE OLD BUILDING COMPLEX 2024
FREYMATIC CUTTING MACHINE INSTRUCTIONS
INDEX PAGES FROM FOLDER "HAMPTON EXTRUDER DIES AND REPRESS". My understanding of the process is that a machine takes wet clay and continuously extrudes (squeezes it out) through a die (a specifically shaped opening) to create a designated cross-section. This is then cut into bricks using wire cutters.
A SAMPLE PAGE FROM THE FOLDER

Description:   Copper Ring.
Dimensions:  Diam: 20.0cm – 15.0cm (Inner); 2.5cm wide.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type: Probably an extrusion die.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Display Room; Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Brick Moulds

Description:  Wooden mould with iron strips.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Wooden mould for Wall Supporting Tile.
Inscription:  “TD161”
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

SPECIFICATIONS Source: Green Make Register; Hampton; Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.

Description:  Single Frame Wooden Brick Mould.
Condition:  Fully intact. Iron edging rusted.
Type:  Wooden Mould for Water Wall Tile.
Inscription:   “TD142” “6 3/4” (indented).
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

SPECIFICATIONS Source: Green Make Register; Hampton; Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.

Description:  Large, wooden brick mould.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Wooden Mould for Water Wall Tee Tile.
Inscription:  “TD164” (indented).
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave. Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

SPECIFICATIONS Source: Green Make Register; Hampton; Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.

Description:  Long, large, wooden, brick mould.
Condition:  Metal edging rusted.
Type:  Shiplap Tile; Sila Australia Kiln Brick.
Inscription:  “TD106” (indented).
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

SPECIFICATIONS Source: Green Make Register; Hampton; Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.

Description:  Large, wooden mould: partly painted light blue.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Wooden Mould for Throat Tile.
Inscription:  “SK35 – 01” (indented).
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Timber brick mould in two parts.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Wooden Mould for Throat File
Inscription:  “SK035 – 02” (indented).
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Large, Timber Brick Mould.  Iron straps on three sides of base.
Condition:  Rusted edging. Base missing.
Type:  Wooden Mould for Deck Block.
Inscription:  “DECK BLOCK” “237S”: (Scraped or drilled in dots).
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Wooden Brick Mould.  Silky oak edging.   
Condition:  Fully intact
Type:  Wooden Mould for Kiln Brick.
Inscription:  “81689” (indented).
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Large, Single-Frame Wooden Frame.  Copper or brass edging.
Condition:  One handle very worn.
Type:  Exact purpose unknown.
Inscription:  “86 & 100” (indented).
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Inscription: "A88" Purpose unknown.
Inscription: "QPS" "81" Purpose unknown.
Inscription: "Q.P.S." "15A" Purpose unknown.
Inscription: "100" Purpose unknown.
Inscription: "TD - 118" Purpose unknown.
No inscription. Purpose unknown.
Inscription: "TD - 163". Purpose unknown

Tools

Description:  Wooden tray with smooth surface.
Dimensions:  66.0 cm x 47.5 cm
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Tray possibly used as base for hand-made bricks.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

STACK OF SIMILAR TRAYS WITHIN OLD BUILDING COMPLEX 2024 Photo: Alister J Cameron.

Description:  Round, non-ferrous, metal turntable?
Dimensions:  Diam: 31.3 cm Hole 7.0 cm; Depth: 7.5 cm.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Turntable used for making of bricks?
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Wooden Tool.  Copper or brass strips as well as embedded connectors.
Condition:  Parts probably missing.
Type:  Stamping Tool?
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Wooden tool.
Dimensions:
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Two Half-Round Wooden Items.  They fit together.  One has a handle.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Timber, Iron & Copper, Rounded Tool.  Copper around round shaft, with wooden tip.
Dimensions:  L: 48 cm (below handle).
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:
Origin:  Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Circular tools; one with metal handles, other with wood.
Dimensions:  Diameters: 13.5 cm & 18cm.
Condition:  Very rusted.
Type:
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Small metal apparatus.  Heavy circular item with handle (handle probably originally at right angle.)
Dimensions:  Round end: Diam: 11.8 cm Depth: 2.5 cm.
Condition:  Rusted and handle bent.
Type:
Inscription:   “NUI” (fine imprint on back)
Origin:  Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Manually operated crimping tool.
Dimensions:
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Hand Crimping Tool.
Inscription:  “CARANDO STOCKTON CALIF” on handle. “DC 5689” on grabbing mechanism.
Origin:  Old building complex, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  Ipswich Historical Society Collection.

Description:  Large, Metal Tube Heater.  Green paint.  Elements circling the tube.  Electrical cords attached.
Dimensions:  L: ? ; Tube Diameter: 11.7 cm; Base: 32 cm Diameter.
Condition:  Only partly intact.
Type:  Tube Heater.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Hand Moulding Shelves, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

DAVE HORRIGAN DISPLAYS AN OLD APPARATUS USED TO WIRE CUT BRICKS; WHICH HE FOUND IN THE OLD BUILDING COMPLEX. This is now part of his collection.

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