Bottlecap and Brick Id please

[Ohio Jerry]

The brick and bottlecap are from an 1800's site. I know the bottlecap is modern but who is the character looking back at me? The brick is approx 4 inches by 8 inches. I left it in the woods along with several others i came across but thought with the name on it that maybe someone here could id it and maybe put an approx. date on it. Thanks in advance for any ideas!
Jerry

[ivan salis]

the brick is an old style big building brick common to the late 1800's early 1900 years --the drink cap no ideal

[NGE]

Looks like Teddy Roosevelt to me.

[Montana Jim]

I see the brick says "MACK" in a diamond - but what is that lettering under the word MACK?

I am looking at Ohio made bricks, maybe 100 of them, but don't see a MACK brick. Are you close to another state line?

UPDATE: I found this brick made by the MACK Manufacturing Company in West Virginia.



Now... it's a little different, but the same elements exist... I think this is your maker.

[Montana Jim]

Your brick is possibly as old as 1894...

http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/geology/geoldvcl.htm

Another popular use of clay throughout the years has been for the manufacture of brick to be used for building, paving, tiling roofs, and as fire brick for furnaces. The earliest West Virginia brick plant was built near New Cumberland in 1832, and bricks and fire clay were shipped to Pittsburgh and various other points along the Ohio. In 1862, gas was struck nearby, and soon it was being used for firing brick. The Standard Fire Brick Company was established in 1874 at a point called Globe, and still operates today as the Globe Refractories, Inc. Numerous other clay plants grew up near New Cumberland, using the Middle and Lower Kittanning fireclays to manufacture building brick, paving block, and sewer pipe. In 1894, many of these plants were consolidated by the Mack Manufacturing Company. The company has since changed hands several times, and it is today called the Crescent Brick Company. Both Globe Refractories and Crescent Brick produce bricks to be used for ladles in the steel industry. The extremely high fusion point of the Kittanning clay produces a good fire brick.

[Montana Jim]

http://www.bottlecaporama.com/

[Bigcypresshunter]

Gret work on the brick Jim.



is that a crown or screw cap? steel or aluminum?

[Ohio Jerry]

Gret work on the brick Jim.



is that a crown or screw cap? steel or aluminum?

Aluminum screw cap

[Ohio Jerry]

Your brick is possibly as old as 1894...

http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/geology/geoldvcl.htm

Another popular use of clay throughout the years has been for the manufacture of brick to be used for building, paving, tiling roofs, and as fire brick for furnaces. The earliest West Virginia brick plant was built near New Cumberland in 1832, and bricks and fire clay were shipped to Pittsburgh and various other points along the Ohio. In 1862, gas was struck nearby, and soon it was being used for firing brick. The Standard Fire Brick Company was established in 1874 at a point called Globe, and still operates today as the Globe Refractories, Inc. Numerous other clay plants grew up near New Cumberland, using the Middle and Lower Kittanning fireclays to manufacture building brick, paving block, and sewer pipe. In 1894, many of these plants were consolidated by the Mack Manufacturing Company. The company has since changed hands several times, and it is today called the Crescent Brick Company. Both Globe Refractories and Crescent Brick produce bricks to be used for ladles in the steel industry. The extremely high fusion point of the Kittanning clay produces a good fire brick.

Jim,I believe you've nailed this one as this site is just 12 miles from the WV border and just 20 miles from New Cumberland. The next time I'm there I'll have to bring one of those bricks home and see if i can clean the mortar off a little better. I found four of them and all had the mortar covering most of the name. Until your better paid, THANKS!!
Jerry

[Slipperyjack47]

Jerry I have seen that bottle cap before....just can't come up with a name but I am pretty sure it was a root beer bottle cap and the guy had a funny name, he was supposedly the guy who came up with the recipe for this brand of Root beer. Maybe this will trigger somebody elses memory?



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Slipperyjack47

[NGE]

Old man Hires?

[jimbob450]

How about Dads root beer?

[Bigcypresshunter]

Someone may wish to search "Root Beer World" with 2,498 brands of root beer!
http://www.root-beer.org/index.php