3644 Dimond Avenue
This is right next to the 1912 Hutchinson Co. mark in the Renaissance School property. I think that Metge and Hutchinson worked together on this paving job, which would give Metge a 1912 date too.
Archive for the ‘Gone’ Category
F. W. Metge
2 February 20131912 – Hutchinson Co.
24 January 2013
3644 Dimond Avenue
This is part of the Renaissance School grounds. Not only does this push Hutchinson Co. back a little earlier, it also tells me that the mark must go back to 1910 at least, because this is clearly a hand-altered 1910 stamp.
Jay Holt
30 May 2012
2039 12th Avenue
The numerals are Holt’s phone number. The lettering is interesting; I would put this in the early 1920s.
W. 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.
1902 – Hutchinson and Ransome
3 May 2012
9th Avenue at E. 24th Street
I can’t make out the name of this maker, but Ken’s comment helps me see “Ransome” at the bottom in the full-size image. (I originally thought it said Oakland.) This mark is also noteworthy for being the oldest barrel-shaped mark I’ve found. No one else used this shape, as far as I can tell, until J. H. Fitzmaurice adopted it in 1926, and after that no one used it until 1940.
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.
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