Twenty-two red Glen Iris bricks, stamped with 1956 Olympic Rings emblem
Object Type
Building and grounds/Materials/Brick
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A group of twenty-two red bricks manufactured around 1956, commemorating the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Stamped design on each brick features the Olympic Rings emblem, with text below, reads, "GLEN 1956 IRIS". Design is only on one face of each brick. The Glen Iris Brick Company, contrary to its name, was situated in Thornbury, in Melbourne's north.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 22.5 W: 11 D: 8mm (H: 7/8 W: 7/16 D: 5/16")
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Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1986.563
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Mrs Lewis Luxton
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Comments
I have many more of these bricks in stock if you are interested.
- Robert
Posted on 25-09-2020 06:51:22
Hello are they still available?
- Sabrina
Posted on 30-04-2021 04:44:47