1434 84th Avenue
Yes, the 5 is upside-down, but I think it’s a real 5. All of the 1920s Banchero marks I’ve seen—hundreds of them—used a regular-old 2. And of course in the twenties it was “Banchero & Co.”
1950 – L. Banchero
3 June 20151948 – H. Mart
2 June 2015
1957 85th Avenue
I’ve recorded a similar hand-drawn mark from 1948 by H. O. Mart, with a different phone number.
1947 – M. Cvetich
1 June 2015
8400 block of Olive Street
M. Cvetich was always punctilious about his marks.
1943 – J. Widell
31 May 2015
2072 83rd Avenue
Here’s a far superior strike of J. Widell’s mark from this year—probably the best one he left in Oakland.
1937 – A. Nelson
30 May 2015
1437 85th Avenue
This is the second example I have from the mysterious A. Nelson, and it confirms his name. I think he was very likely the mysterious Albert Nelson.
1931 – Frank Lopes
29 May 2015
1762 83rd Avenue
A much better strike from this maker and year.
1931 – Jepsen Bros.
28 May 2015
2014 83rd Avenue
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