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| − | '''H. G. Prince''' was a jelly maker and later canner in the San Francisco Bay Area, formed as a successor to the [[ | + | '''H. G. Prince''' was a jelly maker and later canner in the San Francisco Bay Area, formed as a successor to the [[Code-Portwood Canning Company]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false May 1922 Western Canner and Packer]</ref>. The company's origins began in San Francisco as a jelly maker in 1868, moving to Fruitvale after the Great San Francisco Earthquake in 1906<ref>[http://oaklandwiki.org/H._G._Prince_%26_Company H. G. Prince]. OaklandWiki.</ref>. Cole Portwood was still listed as a separate company in 1912<ref>Canned Goods: [http://books.google.com/books?id=9AU9AAAAYAAJ&pg=RA4-PA21&lpg=RA4-PA21&dq=cole-portwood+canning+company&source=bl&ots=m6qIhEZ3RB&sig=qbUzEtMhSTIXPlzWz1jYuZxF8ew&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QWjdUpjKPOm0sQS11YGoDw&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=cole-portwood%20canning%20company&f=false Chamber of Commerce Journal], July 1912]</ref>. The company later expanded with a the purchase of the [[San Leandro Canning Company]] in May 1922<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false May 1922 Western Canner and Packer]</ref> |
Henry G. Prince, the principal, had been a fruit salesman<ref>1900 United States Census</ref> and supposedly had learned the trade working for Crosse and Blackwell<ref>[http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item/h726118q Panorama of employees caption], Oakland Museum.</ref>. Henry Prince died around 1922<ref>Obituary: [http://books.google.com/books?id=CS0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA37&lpg=RA1-PA37&dq=henry+g.+prince+cannery+san+francisco&source=bl&ots=D1CrZKZ14h&sig=4eHF6VRdgRo1fz2MF-t2WMa2dpU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pmHdUuiAEaeusATD2IHIDg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=henry%20g.%20prince%20cannery%20san%20francisco&f=false Henry G. Prince], western Canner and Packer. The obituary lists his company as the successor to the Cole-Portwood Canning Company.</ref>. | Henry G. Prince, the principal, had been a fruit salesman<ref>1900 United States Census</ref> and supposedly had learned the trade working for Crosse and Blackwell<ref>[http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item/h726118q Panorama of employees caption], Oakland Museum.</ref>. Henry Prince died around 1922<ref>Obituary: [http://books.google.com/books?id=CS0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA37&lpg=RA1-PA37&dq=henry+g.+prince+cannery+san+francisco&source=bl&ots=D1CrZKZ14h&sig=4eHF6VRdgRo1fz2MF-t2WMa2dpU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pmHdUuiAEaeusATD2IHIDg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=henry%20g.%20prince%20cannery%20san%20francisco&f=false Henry G. Prince], western Canner and Packer. The obituary lists his company as the successor to the Cole-Portwood Canning Company.</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 18:29, 20 January 2014
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Oakland |
| Active |
1868-1930 |
| Predecessors |
Cole-Portwood Canning Company, San Leandro Canning Company |
| Successors |
California Packing Corporation |
H. G. Prince was a jelly maker and later canner in the San Francisco Bay Area, formed as a successor to the Code-Portwood Canning Company[1]. The company's origins began in San Francisco as a jelly maker in 1868, moving to Fruitvale after the Great San Francisco Earthquake in 1906[2]. Cole Portwood was still listed as a separate company in 1912[3]. The company later expanded with a the purchase of the San Leandro Canning Company in May 1922[4]
Henry G. Prince, the principal, had been a fruit salesman[5] and supposedly had learned the trade working for Crosse and Blackwell[6]. Henry Prince died around 1922[7].
Prince was sold to California Packing Corporation between 1925 and 1930; product canned in their plants continued to have the H. G. Prince name on the labels through at least the 1940's[8].
H. G. Prince was an early adopter of trucks rather than the railroad to bring the crops to the cannery[9]. The cannery found that sending fruit by rail from meant stopping picking by 2:30 to get the crop to the railhead. With the trucks, crews could be picking til almost 5:00.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale | 1921 | ||
| San Leandro | 1922 |
Photos
Photos of employees from Oakland Museum.
References
- ↑ May 1922 Western Canner and Packer
- ↑ H. G. Prince. OaklandWiki.
- ↑ Canned Goods: Chamber of Commerce Journal, July 1912]
- ↑ May 1922 Western Canner and Packer
- ↑ 1900 United States Census
- ↑ Panorama of employees caption, Oakland Museum.
- ↑ Obituary: Henry G. Prince, western Canner and Packer. The obituary lists his company as the successor to the Cole-Portwood Canning Company.
- ↑ My father remembers that the Del Monte San Leandro was still canning some grades of fruit with H.G. Prince labels in the 1940's when he held summer jobs there
- ↑ June 1921 Canning Age