1937 – T. J. Garvey

17 June 2012

1937

1395 E. 32nd Street

1936 – Frank Salamid & Co.

16 June 2012

1936

1218 E. 20th Street

As always, every Frank Salamid mark has a different arrangement. I think he must have flipped a coin every time he finished a job.

1934 – Paul Mortensen

15 June 2012

1934

2111 13th Avenue

Nice to see a couple more dates from the poorly attested Paul Mortensen.

1932 – Paul Mortensen

14 June 2012

1932

3427 13th Avenue

I have this date already, but the example has one end cut off.

1930 – S. Avena & Sons

13 June 2012

1948 13th Avenue

This is interesting. The very same mark appears in 1947 as “Avena and Son” rather than “S. Avena and Sons.” Between these two years, Mr. Avena chiseled off the first and last letters.

1928 – Hennig

12 June 2012

1928

1345 E. 34th Street

I already have a 1928 Hennig mark, but this one is better and configured differently.

1927 – Albert Nelson

11 June 2012

1927

1377 E. 32nd Street

After all the W. O. Nelsons and F. E. Nelsons, this is the third Nelson on an Oakland sidewalk.