3835 Whittle Avenue
Not sure of the name.
1924 – Alta Concrete Co.
11 September 20131922 – F. W. Metge
10 September 2013
1971 – C. Valenzuela
9 September 2013
3809 Whittle Avenue
I’m always unduly excited to find a 1970s date.
1942 – 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
Oakland Underfoot 