Agriculture Reference
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By the 1880s H. Johnson and Company owned the firm, their postal address
being given as 'Lausanne', Fareham (Hampshire) and their manufactory
address as Funtley (Fig. 121).
Figure 121
Advert for H. Johnson
and Company,
manufacturers of
Fareham Red Rubbers,
c
.1880. (Courtesy:
Hampshire Record
Office)
Red cutters for carving were sold in two sizes, large at 100.s per 1,000 and
small at 80.s per 1,000; and it is indicated that these were used for that purpose
at South Kensington Museum, among other notable places.
The emphasis on two sizes is of interest as it is during these years that many
rubbers began to be consistently produced to larger sizes than standard bricks.
This was almost certainly a direct response to the prolific architectural use
of carved enrichments, ensuring adequate 'tailing-in' of projecting elements
to the background masonry and reducing unnecessary joints. It was also a
