Oakland Underfoot

6163 Shattuck Avenue

6434 Raymond Street

Thanks to Lincoln Cushing’s reference site, I can identify this as my first C. J. Lindgren mark.

Thanks to the comment below, I can confidently give this a 1903 date, one of only two in the whole city.

673 Poirier Street

I’ve found three 1901s and four 1907s by this maker; finally here’s a 1906.

West Street at Sycamore Street

This is the same tiny triangle I mentioned two posts back.

2800 San Pablo Avenue

This is in the driveway of the large Rubenstein Supply Company building. This tight-knit family company, founded by three Oakland brothers in 1940, undoubtedly did a lot of their own work when they built the place.

West Street at Sycamore Street

The address is a tiny triangle with a defunct hotdog stand on it. This is the first Geo. D. Prentice Jr. mark I have found, and it differs in not having the address “2207 13th Ave” above the city name. Oddly, the Geo. D. Prentice no-Junior company continues past this year, at least to 1932.

608 23rd Street