I had a breakthrough on my walk yesterday. I passed a stamp on Vine – one I have featured before – from a contractor who has previously plagued me because all of their stamps have been too worn for me to quite read the name. I tagged them “Schullberger” even though that didn’t seem like a name I could turn up in records, just to keep them together. But as I walked in bright, late afternoon light yesterday, the angle of the sun really drew this one out and I suddenly realized it was most likely “Schneeberger.”

I can’t find anything definite, but I have a couple of leads. All of the Schneeberger stamps I have found are from the 1920s. On March 24, 1922, the Lansing State Journal reported that Edward Schneeberger of New York Avenue had a tire stolen from his car. This was probably the Edward Charles Schneeberger (1872-1942) who is now buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.

I also find references to the Schneeberger Builders bowling team in the league bowling results pages (often a friend to this blog) between 1950 and 1970. I don’t know if this is a descendent of E. Schneeberger’s business, but it’s certainly possible.