Klockars' Blacksmith Shop

Klockars' Blacksmith Shop (HM23T7)

Location: San Francisco, CA 94105 San Francisco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 47.249', W 122° 23.652'

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Beginning in the 1860s, foundries South of Market Street fabricated mining machinery, railroad cars, and ships. This 1912 machine shop is the last. Fred V. Wilbert forged fine tools here. Edwin A. Klockars (1898-1994), a native of Munsmo, Finland, joined Wilbert in 1928. His precision-made tools help construct the Emperor Norton and Golden Gate Bridges and hundreds of ships during World War II. Still in production is his 1938 San Jose Jam Tongs that enable canning companies to clear convulsed conveyor carriers. Ed Klockars had one motto; "Anything you need, we make." This shop still does.

Dedicated March 26, 6010 (2005)
Capitulus Redivivus Verba Buena #1
Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampsus Vitus
Credo Quia Absurdum
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HM NumberHM23T7
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByCapitulus Redivivus Verba Buena #1 Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampsus Vitus
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Date Added Thursday, December 14th, 2017 at 4:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 553340 N 4182409
Decimal Degrees37.78748333, -122.39420000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 47.249', W 122° 23.652'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 47' 14.94" N, 122° 23' 39.12" W
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Area Code(s)415, 510, 650, 310
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 443-499 Folsom St, San Francisco CA 94105, US
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