1008 Bayview Avenue
1931 – F. C. Stolte
7 May 20121931 – R. B. Montgomery
6 May 2012
817 E. 24th Street
R. G. Montgomery is a new one for me, although he may be the guy in Andersen & Montgomery.
1930 – Geo. Thomas
5 May 2012
1221 E. 34th Street
I have another Geo. Thomas mark from this year, but it includes the phone number whereas this one doesn’t.
1927 – A. Ferrando
4 May 2012
900 Bayview Avenue
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.
E. L. Ridgel
2 May 2012
829 E. 19th Street
This is the first mark I’ve found from a San Pablo sidewalk contractor. Here’s a shout-out to you sidewalk stamp fans up there—your guys got around.
C. Fisher
1 May 2012
1000 Bayview Avenue
This is exactly like the “C. Fischer” mark I found on MacArthur not far from here. My guess is that Mr. Fischer found it expedient to hide his German name; also he seemed to have trouble with the second “C.”
Oakland Underfoot 