Archive for the ‘1907’ Category

1907 – Blake & Bilger

9 October 2025

2226 Tenth Street, Berkeley

Finally I have a decent example from this year, though it’s not in Oakland.

1907 – G. W. Werner

30 December 2024

1712 Stuart Street, Berkeley

A rare stamp; only one found in Oakland.

1907 – C. B. Burnham

28 December 2024

2816 California Street, Berkeley

Unlike the previous 1907 C. B. Burnham mark, this one has only the last two digits of the date.

1907 – C. B. Burnham

22 December 2024

2741 California Street, Berkeley

As I expected, Berkeley has more C. B. Burnham stamps.

1907 – Hall & Nelsen

3 December 2024

1907i

1876 Arch Street, Berkeley

There is only one example of this mark in Oakland, from 1918.

1907 – C. J. Lindgren

1 December 2022

2415 Prince Street, Berkeley

Charles J. Lindgren was active in the 1900s decade. I can’t find out much about him, but his son Charles Jr. appears to have continued in the contracting business. There is this alarming item from 1908 about him getting in a fist fight on a Berkeley streetcar.

1907 – Peterson & Adler

5 November 2022

1808 Fairview Street, Berkeley