another weird brick?

[mojjax]

It says STAR-CRES SPRINGFIELD , MASS . I'm thinking there might be a 'T' missing from the end of CRES . I sliced a piece off the corner - thinking it might be soap , but the chunk just crumbled when I tried to wash my hands with it - no suds . The razor blade sliced through it easily . Maybe it's just another piece of petrified CHEESE !

mojjax

 

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[Montana Jim]

mojjax... dang, nuthin in Google that I could find.

I look forward to the other reactions and I do not suggest smoking it even if Michelle thinks it's a great idea!

 

[TreasureTales]

Does it have a hole running through the middle? How heavy is it?

 

[mojjax]

Does it have a hole running through the middle? How heavy is it?

It weighs 2 pounds , no holes . It measures 5 1/4'' x 2 3/4'' x 2 1/4'' .

mojjax

 

[TreasureTales]

Brick. Gotta be a brick.

 

[Monty]

Look under http://brickcollectors.com/ There's a contact number you can call for information. Monty

 

[jeff of pa]

It's Obvious to me the Name is the Brick Company
that produced it, but, they are apparently too old
and were very small, that I can't find any historical info
on them in the internet.

May be Cres, Cress or Crest

 

[DCMatt]

Did you taste it?

DCMatt

 

[buscadero]

My first thought was Hardtack, but the shape doesn't look quite right!

Joe

 

[mojjax]

Did you taste it?

DCMatt

I don't think I'm gonna taste this one . I did take another slice off it - I held it with tweezers and lit it on fire - it burns pretty good , the smoke smells horrible .

mojjax

 

[jeff of pa]

Did you taste it?

DCMatt

I don't think I'm gonna taste this one . I did take another slice off it - I held it with tweezers and lit it on fire - it burns pretty good , the smoke smells horrible .

mojjax

Not a Bick if it Burns.

Hummm Now ya Got Me stumped :P

 

[DCMatt]

Is it from the same farm as the other mystery brick? About the same weight?

If so, I say it's the same thing:

A weight for squeezing curd.

Covers are placed in the hoops and a brick on top provides the weight to press the curds into approximately 3 pound pieces.

DCMatt

 

[Michelle]

It says STAR-CRES SPRINGFIELD , MASS . I'm thinking there might be a 'T' missing from the end of CRES . I sliced a piece off the corner - thinking it might be soap , but the chunk just crumbled when I tried to wash my hands with it - no suds . The razor blade sliced through it easily . Maybe it's just another piece of petrified CHEESE !

mojjax

: Good Grief Mojjax We just gotta love ya.......whatever you do DONT TASTE THIS ONE....

 

[Michelle]

Did you taste it?

DCMatt

I don't think I'm gonna taste this one . I did take another slice off it - I held it with tweezers and lit it on fire - it burns pretty good , the smoke smells horrible .

mojjax

Not a Bick if it Burns.

Hummm Now ya Got Me stumped :P

Oh my sides hurt...... Compressed cow/horse dung used as an experimental brick.....

 

[mech]

Horse food pressed into a YUMMY Brick shape

http://www.dynavena.com/en/maj-e/c2a2i8432/professional-feed/diet-s-feed/brick.htm

 

[1liquigirl]

A second brick? I think it could be resin used to rub on the bows of an orchestra instrument.

 

[dg39]

Old brick, brickkety, brick ,brick.
DG

 

[bill-USA]

Salt Brick?

They make mineral salt blocks in brick sizes for convenience. Those big field blocks weight almost fifty pounds.

It's tough for the 'little woman' to haul the big blocks around.

Is the texture of your 'slice' granular? Of couse, I have no idea if the mineral block would burn, but salt I think tends to just melt...........

So much for my guess.

 

[Michelle]

bILLKY That avatar looks like George Burns...May he rest in peace...

 

[mojjax]

Re: Salt Brick?

They make mineral salt blocks in brick sizes for convenience. Those big field blocks weight almost fifty pounds.

It's tough for the 'little woman' to haul the big blocks around.

Is the texture of your 'slice' granular? Of couse, I have no idea if the mineral block would burn, but salt I think tends to just melt...........

So much for my guess.

Yes , it is granular . It slices easily with a razor - and it crumbles easily . When I did the burn test , it gets soft before it ignites .