Oakland Underfoot

24th Avenue at E. 20th Street

A nice escutcheon from a maker new to me.

2001 Mitchell Street

2029 E. 19th Street

I couldn’t make out the last name until I found another example. The street address on the mark is 1321 97th Avenue.

1950 E. 21st Street

This is not quite the same as the “Moniz & Chaves” mark I’ve documented before. Also, it’s not misspelled.

4127 Woodruff Avenue

Much larger and more elegant than my other example.

2915 23rd Avenue

This is curious. The concrete and lettering style look quite old, from the teens or earlier, before any other mark I have by Rasmussen. But instead of “L M Rasmussen,” it clearly says L & M Rasmussen.

3901 Glen Park Avenue

This is about as good an example of the Orth & Braun mark as you’ll ever see.

Herman C. Orth and Emil Braun were the two names behind this firm. I find it listed in the 1924 directory at 1736 Blake Street in Berkeley. In 1925 it was listed at Orth’s home address, and that year Orth appears to have begun working under his own name.