Harry B. Williams (I)

4 August 2008

harry williams

5334 Broadway

The Bacon Block was at 468 11th Street, where 1111 Broadway sits today. This same address was used by the Golden Gate Construction Co, whose marks are harder to find.

There are two versions of the Harry Williams mark, of which this is the older I’m pretty sure.

A. J. Marin

1 August 2008

marin

369 49th Street.

Murray Street is in Berkeley.

1918 – Hall & Nelsen

31 July 2008

1918

190 Ridgeway Avenue

This was not the F. E. Nelson whose marks are found in Berkeley and Martinez. Hall is probably George H. Hall, of Berkeley.

Stevenson

30 July 2008

stevenson

Across from 4225 Howe Street.

Myrtle Street is in West Oakland, a block west of Market Street.

Andersen & Montgomery

29 July 2008

andersen montgomery

For a while I’m going to put up stamps by makers that never put dates on them, as far as I’ve seen.

This mark is on Howe Street at 41st Street. The address 3796 Howe Street was erased by the construction of the Kaiser hospital, I think (or maybe the Macarthur-Broadway building, which in turn is slated to be replaced by a new Kaiser Hospital complex). I suppose that Montgomery Street’s name is related to this firm.

2003 – AJW Construction

27 July 2008

2003

41st Street at Gilbert Street

1987

26 July 2008

1987

192 Ridgeway Avenue

This address has two circular patches with this mark, not really a stamp. If 1980s marks weren’t so scarce, I’d disqualify it.