1928 – S. Aiassa Co.

19 September 2010

1928

3415 Martin Luther King Jr. Way

This is the oldest S. Aiassa mark I’ve found. It had a union oval underneath it, unlike all others I’ve seen.

Last week I passed 963 Apgar Street, the former address of S. Aiassa. There’s a typical early 1900s house with a unit of the same vintage in the back, and the sidewalk is a cracked, anonymous mess. So I assume that it was merely a business address and not a working address, but I could be wrong.

1911 – P. Schnoor & Son

18 September 2010

1911

610 Aileen Street

This is the third year I’ve found for Schnoor & Son; previously I’ve found 1912 and 1913.

1921 – Hutchinson Co.

17 September 2010

1921

39th Street at Market Street

WNWNAM

16 September 2010

wnwnam

967 42nd Street

I hope I find better examples of this one. There are some marks out there, I wonder if they’re even in the Roman alphabet.

L. S’Agate & Del’Vigna

15 September 2010

sagate delvigna

870 46th Street

I suppose that Del’Vigna is Danté Del Vigna. We’ll see if more of these marks turn up.

E. L. George

14 September 2010

838 46th Street

This reads, “E. L. George / 1046 62 St.”

1999 – Secrease

13 September 2010

1999

923 44th Street

“Secrease” looks like an amateur, but you never know.