Oakland Underfoot

1734 Bridge Avenue

This is a new maker for me. Notice that the V in “Fruitvale” is upside-down.

6172 Baker Street

I have a 1912 mark from Jepsen Bros., but this one has the date upside-down.

455 Wayne Avenue

Unlike the Argentic mark a little way down the road, this one has the date upside-down, then repeated on the right side.

642 57th Street

This is different from older and younger Lovisone marks. I”ll call it “Lovisone & Co.,” like the 1928 mark, although the “&” is upside-down and the “Co.” is only a “C” here.

5705 Shattuck Avenue

Note that the “S” is upside-down, a pretty subtle misspelling. It’s also upside-down in the 1929 mark, but not in the 1938 mark.

5663 Carberry Avenue

I already have a T. A. Ryan mark from this year, but it’s not so flagrantly misspelled. This demonstrates that Ryan impressed the characters one at a time.