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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 161134, member: 44"]BTW, Yawman & Erbe co. was founded in Rochester, NY in the 1880s. Sometime around 1918 they opened a 2nd location in San Francisco. With your desk saying "San Francisco," this desk would date no earlier than 1918.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>The America Stationer and Office Outfitter </i></b>1918 publications</p><p>March 2, 1918, Page 11.</p><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=TyIdAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA11&lpg=RA8-PA11&dq=yawman+%26+Erbe+in+Rochester,+NY+and+San+Francisco&source=bl&ots=DVJleSrHYt&sig=B7ayQMTRPPkpM1BZmIaZd1DB-pc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizta7gpPTNAhUC8WMKHVKZDLcQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=yawman%20%26%20Erbe%20in%20Rochester%2C%20NY%20and%20San%20Francisco&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=TyIdAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA11&lpg=RA8-PA11&dq=yawman+%26+Erbe+in+Rochester,+NY+and+San+Francisco&source=bl&ots=DVJleSrHYt&sig=B7ayQMTRPPkpM1BZmIaZd1DB-pc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizta7gpPTNAhUC8WMKHVKZDLcQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=yawman%20%26%20Erbe%20in%20Rochester%2C%20NY%20and%20San%20Francisco&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=TyIdAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA11&lpg=RA8-PA11&dq=yawman+&+Erbe+in+Rochester,+NY+and+San+Francisco&source=bl&ots=DVJleSrHYt&sig=B7ayQMTRPPkpM1BZmIaZd1DB-pc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizta7gpPTNAhUC8WMKHVKZDLcQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=yawman & Erbe in Rochester, NY and San Francisco&f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 161134, member: 44"]BTW, Yawman & Erbe co. was founded in Rochester, NY in the 1880s. Sometime around 1918 they opened a 2nd location in San Francisco. With your desk saying "San Francisco," this desk would date no earlier than 1918. [B][I]The America Stationer and Office Outfitter [/I][/B]1918 publications March 2, 1918, Page 11. [URL='https://books.google.com/books?id=TyIdAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA11&lpg=RA8-PA11&dq=yawman+%26+Erbe+in+Rochester,+NY+and+San+Francisco&source=bl&ots=DVJleSrHYt&sig=B7ayQMTRPPkpM1BZmIaZd1DB-pc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizta7gpPTNAhUC8WMKHVKZDLcQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=yawman%20%26%20Erbe%20in%20Rochester%2C%20NY%20and%20San%20Francisco&f=false']https://books.google.com/books?id=TyIdAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA11&lpg=RA8-PA11&dq=yawman+&+Erbe+in+Rochester,+NY+and+San+Francisco&source=bl&ots=DVJleSrHYt&sig=B7ayQMTRPPkpM1BZmIaZd1DB-pc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizta7gpPTNAhUC8WMKHVKZDLcQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=yawman & Erbe in Rochester, NY and San Francisco&f=false[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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