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- OBJECT TYPE
- PAVING
- DATE
- 1920–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0145.001
- MANUFACTURER
- METROPOLITAN BRICK
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Canton, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CLAY
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.0 cm
- Width
- 10.2 cm
- Height
- 7.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Civil engineering
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- METROPOLITAN
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- Canton
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- Period
- C.1920-1940
- Canada
-
NOT USED EXTENSIVELY IN CANADA, THEY WERE EMPLOYED PRIMARILY IN URBAN CENTRES, SUCH AS MONTREAL, TORONTO AND OTTAWA AS A CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR COBBLE STONES. - Function
-
USED IN THE PAVING OF ROADS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SOLID SURFACE - Technical
-
A TRANSITIONARY PAVING MATERIAL BETWEEN COBBLESTONE AND BITUMINOUS CONCRETE (ASPHALT) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MOLDED IN END: 'METROLOITA[?]/ CANTON OH'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PINKISH-RED
- Decoration
- N/A
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METROPOLITAN BRICK, Brick, circa 1920–1940, Artifact no. 1996.0145, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0145.001/
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