Name/Title
Paddle used to remove bread from ovens at the French Bakery, c. 1920Entry/Object ID
1996.377.2Description
ACC. NO. 96.377.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES; BAKERY
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920
OBJECT: PADDLE
DESCRIPTION:
PADDLE OF AN UNKNOWN SPECIES OF WOOD; SINGLE PIECE. THE PADDLE HAS A NARROW HANDLE, WHICH GRADUATES TO A LESSER DIMENSION.
SIZE: APPROXIMATELY 24" LONG.
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PADDLE USED TO REMOVE BREAD FROM THE OVENS OF THE FRENCH BAKERY, WHICH WAS LOCATED AT 1416-1420 PARK AVENUE IN ALAMEDA. THE "ALAMEDA JOURNAL" WAS LATER LOCATED IN THE BUILDING. THE PADDLE IS ONE CONTINUOUS PIECE OF WOOD, REDUCING IN SIZE TO THE HANDLE.
ACQUIRED FROM:
MR MIKE COWART, SHIPPING MANAGER SAN FRANCISCO FRENCH BREAD COMPANY 2240 FILBERT ST OAKLAND, CA 94607 510-832-2590
DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 1996
NOTE:
MIKE COWART ALSO DONATED PHOTOGRAPHIC MATS (SEE 97.110.1 A, B) ON MARCH 15, 1997.
