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| brands = Cuckoo, Cruiser<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=wx0xAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA15&ots=CRPhI51r9G&dq=%22code-portwood%22%20canning&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q=%22code-portwood%22%20canning&f=false Mida's Trade-Mark Register of Canned Goods], 1906, Criterion Publishing Company, Chicago</ref>. | | brands = Cuckoo, Cruiser<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=wx0xAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA15&ots=CRPhI51r9G&dq=%22code-portwood%22%20canning&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q=%22code-portwood%22%20canning&f=false Mida's Trade-Mark Register of Canned Goods], 1906, Criterion Publishing Company, Chicago</ref>. | ||
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| − | '''Cole-Portwood Canning Company''' was a San Francisco and Oakland-based canner, supposedly started in 1868 as a jam maker. In 1902, Philip D. Code was the president of the company, with offices at 101 Front St. in San Francisco and the factory at the corner of 10th and Bryant in San Francisco<ref>Code-Portwood Canning Co.: [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanfranciscodirectory/1902/1902_360.pdf 1902 Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory</ref>. | + | '''Cole-Portwood Canning Company''' was a San Francisco and Oakland-based canner, supposedly started in 1868 as a jam maker. In 1902, Philip D. Code was the president of the company, with offices at 101 Front St. in San Francisco and the factory at the corner of 10th and Bryant in San Francisco<ref>Code-Portwood Canning Co.: [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanfranciscodirectory/1902/1902_360.pdf 1902 Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory</ref>. In 1899, Code-Portwood apparently considered joining the [[California Fruit Canners Association]] combine<ref>Few Canned Fruit Sales: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2249&dat=18990712&id=1PUzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7yIIAAAAIBAJ&pg=4894,1231651 July 12, 1899 Boston Evening Transcript].</ref>. |
| − | The company opened a plant in Oakland after the 1906 San Francisco Great Earthquake and Fire. It later became the [[H.G. Prince]] company. | + | The company opened a plant in Oakland after the 1906 San Francisco Great Earthquake and Fire. In 1913, the company requested better wharf facilities on Oakland so it could load its products into ships on the east side of the bay<ref>Canning Company May Get Wharf Facilities: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19130715.2.67 July 15, 1913 San Francisco Call].</ref>. It later became the [[H.G. Prince]] company. |
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| + | ==Locations== | ||
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| + | ! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details | ||
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| + | | Fruitvale || 1912 || || | ||
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| + | | San Francisco || 1902 || 101 Front Street || offices, warehouse? | ||
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| + | | San Francisco || 1902 || 10th and Bryant || factory | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 18:34, 20 January 2014
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Oakland |
| Active |
1868-1930 |
| Brands |
Cuckoo, Cruiser[1]. |
| Aliases |
Cole-Portwood Canning Company |
| Successors |
H.G. Prince |
Cole-Portwood Canning Company was a San Francisco and Oakland-based canner, supposedly started in 1868 as a jam maker. In 1902, Philip D. Code was the president of the company, with offices at 101 Front St. in San Francisco and the factory at the corner of 10th and Bryant in San Francisco[2]. In 1899, Code-Portwood apparently considered joining the California Fruit Canners Association combine[3].
The company opened a plant in Oakland after the 1906 San Francisco Great Earthquake and Fire. In 1913, the company requested better wharf facilities on Oakland so it could load its products into ships on the east side of the bay[4]. It later became the H.G. Prince company.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale | 1912 | ||
| San Francisco | 1902 | 101 Front Street | offices, warehouse? |
| San Francisco | 1902 | 10th and Bryant | factory |
References
- ↑ Mida's Trade-Mark Register of Canned Goods, 1906, Criterion Publishing Company, Chicago
- ↑ Code-Portwood Canning Co.: [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanfranciscodirectory/1902/1902_360.pdf 1902 Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory
- ↑ Few Canned Fruit Sales: July 12, 1899 Boston Evening Transcript.
- ↑ Canning Company May Get Wharf Facilities: July 15, 1913 San Francisco Call.