Funiture Lock Plate??

doublet2a · Jan 13, 2009

All I could find out, that this was a furniture company in 1904.
Made of brass, Must have been on heck of a big piece of furniture this was on

Any ideas

Gun Case, Safe

Tim

Gypsy Heart · Jan 13, 2009

Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, 6th Street and Main Street, 1904

Mackie Fredericks Co, acorn stoves and steel ranges, rugs, mattings, and linoleums"

seger98 · Jan 13, 2009

Looks like a plate that a key would be inserted into? $:-\$ So a gun cabinet would be a good guess

Bigcypresshunter · Jan 13, 2009

"Mackie Fredericks Co., furniture, carpets, curtains, rugs, matting & linoleums", Los Angeles.

baspinall · Jan 13, 2009

I think Gypsy has it right although in this photo it shows that they sell Furniture, Rugs etc..

Brian

baspinall · Jan 13, 2009

opps you beat me to it

Bigcypresshunter · Jan 13, 2009

baspinall said:
opps you beat me to it

How did you post it so large? It took me forever to crop it down.

jgowans · Jan 14, 2009

Those streetcars were fast back then..... :tongue3:

dozer dan · Jan 14, 2009

i was kinda toying with the idea of an old police call box that they had before car radios.

doublet2a · Jan 14, 2009

Thanks all,, I got the same results with the pics and everything,
Wanted to find out what it actually came off of??

Maybe we'll never know :icon_study:

Tim

doublet2a · Jan 14, 2009

Think you might have the wrong Mackie,
I found this. His name is Bill, Not Bob
Maybe a brother

MACKIE, William. Merchant. Res. 981 Menlo ave.; office 723 S. Hill st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Scotland, Nov. 9, 1863; son of James and Mary (Spark) Mackie. Married to Julia Whitman in 1904. Received his education in the public schools of Scotland. Began apprenticeship to furniture dealer in Arbroath, Scotland, in 1878, serving five years; moved to Edinburgh in 1883 and remained until 1888; moved to San Francisco and was employed by W. & J. Sloane & Co., 1888-92; moved to Los Angeles in 1904 and established the firm of Mackie-Fredericks Co., furniture deal- ers, which was later changed to Mackie-Foley Co., of which he is pres. and sole owner; vice-pres. Commonwealth Home Builders and dir. of Orange Lands Investment Co. Member Sierra Madre, Los Angeles Athletic and Olympic Gun clubs, Los Angeles; San Gabriel Valley Country Club, Pasadena; Masonic fraternity.