Block Maker
Credit LineGift of Mark Davis, 1997
Object number1997.016.001
Label TextThousands of block makers like this one were produced by two firms in London in the early 20th century, the Ideal Company, a branch plant of a U.S. company, and the London Concrete Machinery Company. Building contractors, and probably some homeowners, bought these machines along with a cement mixer to add porches, as well as to build foundations and houses. Many porches in London's Old South have been built with concrete blocks made by a machine similar to this one.
NameMachine, Brick
c. 1840-1850
1910-1919
