2039 12th Avenue
The numerals are Holt’s phone number. The lettering is interesting; I would put this in the early 1920s.
Archive for the ‘Gone’ Category
Jay Holt
30 May 2012W. D. Perine
28 May 2012
E. 20th Street at 12th Avenue
This confirms that yesterday’s mark is in fact by W. D. Perine. I don’t dare guess the date, which is in the middle of this mark, but marks of this type generally predate 1920.
1913 – E. Nelson
18 August 2011
1029 Arlington Avenue
This is definitely not W. E. Nelson as there is no W. I’m assigning it to 1913 because I can’t see what else it could be.
J. A. Marshall
14 January 2011
1633 San Pablo Avenue
This mark is at the door of the cute little Haley Law Office building. It’s a much better example than the other one I found last July.
Jacobs and Pattiani
9 November 2010
450 24th Street
Battered but handsome. I’m a sucker for the small caps in the word “and.” Hope I find more from this maker. See my profile here.
J. A. Marshall
28 July 2010
Perkins Street at Warwick Avenue
Lincoln Cushing’s site shows clear examples of this mark going back to 1899. Actually my photo is lousy, but the mark itself is no better so it’s a wash.
UPDATE:Apparently this mark has been erased since I recorded it in 2010.
1913 – P. Ryan
22 July 2010
Opposite 3026 Brook Street
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