3809 Whittle Avenue
I’m always unduly excited to find a 1970s date.
1971 – C. Valenzuela
9 September 20131942 – J. Widell
8 September 2013
3880 Fruitvale Avenue
I wish I knew whether J. Widell is the same guy as J. Widel, but I’m leaning toward the two-guys hypothesis.
1942 – Ed Doty (straight mark)
7 September 2013
4026 Fruitvale Avenue
Ed Doty used the arched-text mark almost exclusively after 1936, but every now and then I find his old straight text mark used in his later years.
1940 – A. J. Warren
6 September 2013
3868 Fruitvale Avenue
I have a proper stamp from this year by A. J. Warren, but I also collect the hand-drawn versions.
1939 – Poblitz
5 September 2013
4033 Lyman Road
1938 – J. C. James
4 September 2013
Salisbury Street at 35th Avenue
A new name for me.
1937 – Johns & Son
3 September 2013
3881 Fruitvale Avenue
I’ve come across this signature before and never quite trusted it, but this great big example, one of two on this driveway, leave no doubt that it was Johns & Son.
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