3047 Tremont Street, Berkeley
A rare date and a rare maker, at least in Oakland.
1904 – G. W. Werner
11 May 2022Cook’s Oil Company
17 April 2022
312 Adams Street
Cook’s Oil Company, founded by Fred R. Cook, is listed in the city directories from 1922 into the 1940s. In 1924 its headquarters had moved from 1333 Market Street to 1350 Powell Street, presumably in Emeryville. As of 1938 its main office was at 2111 San Pablo Avenue. The Tribune records that they fielded a baseball team in the Golden Grains Cereal League in 1938.
1928 – J. M. Ruiz
17 April 2022
330 Vernon Avenue
Sorensen Bros. & Williams
26 March 2022
59th and MacCall Streets
Thanks to Ken for spotting the pair of marks on this corner, which explains why the Williams and old Sorensen Bros stamps look the way they do. The partnership must have operated around 1910 because the Sorensen Bros stamp, made after the pair broke up, is from 1914.
Spring Construction Co.
19 March 2022
19th and West Streets
I think this may be the notorious people who made a mess of things in Berkeley.
1941 – Stone / Ferri
19 March 2022
479 McAuley Street
This collaboration between Joseph Stone and Nick Ferri is one of two on this block.
1928 – N. L. Monk
14 March 2022
5919 Dover Street
A rare Monk mark. Without my brush handy, it was hard to deal with the dirt at this lot under renovation. We’ll see if the driveway survives the upgrade.
Oakland Underfoot 