1700's brick

[indyme2]

Hand made from oyster shells and burnt shells for the cement or binder. Found near Beaufort. Probably Spanish built.

[jpgold]

Indyme2 is there a monetary value for a brick like this? And is this a ballast type brick for ships or a building material type brick.

[indyme2]

Sept 29, 2014 15:05:25 GMT -5 jpgold said:

Indyme2 is there a monetary value for a brick like this? And is this a ballast type brick for ships or a building material type brick.

It is a collectible piece. There were a few more pieces I wish I had gotten but they are long gone now. Not sure what the value is. I wouldn't sell mine. This brick was used to build a fort. Ship ballast stones look completely different. They are rounded, smooth rocks. Ballast stones are cool finds. I guess I'll have to post a picture and story behind those one day.

Thanks for the interest, Joey.

[Gold Seeker]

That's a "Tabby" brick, I see lots of tabby around here, I live 30 miles from Beaufort, that is if you're talking about Beaufort S.C.

Most everything around here in the 1700s were either built of tabby and or wood, only thing left is the tabby, most everything built from wood is long gone.

[indyme2]

Sept 29, 2014 16:05:52 GMT -5 Gold Seeker said:

That's a "Tabby" brick, I see lots of tabby around here, I live 30 miles from Beaufort, that is if you're talking about Beaufort S.C.

Most everything around here in the 1700s were either built of tabby and or wood, only thing left is the tabby, most everything built from wood is long gone.

Yep. I am from Johns Island. Spent a lot of time diving in Beaufort. What is unique about this is it's a tabby "brick." Most tabby structures are formed and poured. Like concrete structures today. Next time you are looking at tabby, notice if it is individual bricks or not. You probably won't see many brick structures, if any. I love Beaufort. My brother was editor of the newspaper there once upon a time.

[ywevis]

I lived in savannah, Ga. For 8 years. Downtown all the streets are made from ship ballasts. The inn & bar were black beard is still in operation. They also still have the old slave quarters down there by the docks. Pretty interesting stuff down there. Savannah is one of the most haunted cities. I believe they had a yellow fever epidemic that about wiped the city out. They have mass Graves at the mile long park in downtown.