Historical information

This hand-made brick came from a fireplace which was being demolished in Orbost in 2023. The house is located cnr. Lyndall and Gladstone Streets, Orbost and was built c. early 1900s. The brick is almost certainly made from a local clay-pit at Orbost. At that time, the Orbost district was very isolated, with poor transport links to Melbourne. As a result, the town was very self-sufficient, and bricks were made locally.

Significance

This item is significant because it indicates the self-sufficiency needed by Orbost in the early 1900s when it was very isolated with poor transport with the rest of Victoria.

Physical description

This is a building brick, brown colour. One side of the brick has an indent, and the other side has an imprint of a hand with fingers.