T.  M. H A L L  AND  M O T H E R H E A D

BLACKSMITH
and
HORSE SHOER

This section is courtesy of Captain Duane Warth, LAFD Retired.

Charlie Motherhead third from the right.

Charles Motherhead on the right sitting.

Charlie Motherhead with horse at Engine 5 at Towne Ave. and 4th St.
T. Hall in the wagon


 

Charlie Motherhead (left) and Theron Hall (right) in the early 1900's.
Charlie joined as an apprentice, then became a partner and latter
bought out Hall who returned to Illinois.


 

05/22/2009

Larry,

I just found out that the Blacksmith badge belonged to Charles Motherhead.  Motherhead served as the the assistant of the official LAFD horse shoer, T.M. Hall. Motherhead later became the official blacksmith. 

In 1915 the  monthly salary of the horseshoer/blacksmith was $100.00 and his assistant was $75.00.(I got this badge from a friend and he got it from  from the Motherhead family years ago) 
Duane Warth


05/30/2009

Larry,

The guy I bought the blacksmith badge from several years ago finally found some pictures of Charlie Motherhead and Theron M. Hall. He got the pictures from the family of Motherhead.

Duane Warth