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'''California Pine Box Distributors''' was a California-based cooperative supplying box-making materials to canneries throughout the west.  Western Canner and Packer declares it had 22 members ranging from Klamath Falls to Central California. In 1922, the company produced 10,000 cars of output, 250,000 feet of shook, 80,000,000 boxes, 7% of the entire manufacturing output of California. Canned goods responsible for 12MM boxes, dried fruit 12.5MM, cantaloupes 6MM. 300-500 carloads of shook to Imperial Valley. 20MM boxes for wine grapes. In 1922, the company had distribution sites in Sacramento, San Jose, Watsonville, Fresno, Los Angeles, Brawley.
 
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| Sacramento || 1938 || 1401 Front St.<ref>California Pine Box Distributors photo. [http://cdm15248.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll1/id/1197 Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library].</ref> ||
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| San Francisco || 1919 || 1019 First National Bank Building<ref>Advertisement, [http://books.google.com/books?id=rmtRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA14&ots=SXz7FPmigo&dq=%22California%20Pine%20Box%20Distributors%22&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q=%22California%20Pine%20Box%20Distributors%22&f=false April 26, 1919 California Fruit News].
 
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| San Jose || 1917 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=353%20North%20San%20Pedro%20Street,San%20Jose 353 North San Pedro Street] ||  
 
| San Jose || 1917 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=353%20North%20San%20Pedro%20Street,San%20Jose 353 North San Pedro Street] ||  
 
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Sacramento branch, 1401 Front Street. Via [http://cdm15248.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll1/id/1197 Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library].
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summary in Western Canner and Packer: co-operative with 22 members ranging from Klamath Falls to Central California. 10,000 cars of output, 250,000 feet of shook, 80,000,000 boxes, 7% of the entire manufacturing output of California. Canned goods responsible for 12MM boxes, dried fruit 12.5MM, cantaloupes 6MM. 300-500 carloads of shook to Imperial Valley. 20MM boxes for wine grapes. Distributors in 1922 in Sacramento, San Jose, Watsonville, Fresno, Los Angeles, Brawley.
 
 
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Revision as of 01:55, 18 July 2014

Summary
Business

Box Maker
Main Location

San Jose
Active

1922

California Pine Box Distributors was a California-based cooperative supplying box-making materials to canneries throughout the west. Western Canner and Packer declares it had 22 members ranging from Klamath Falls to Central California. In 1922, the company produced 10,000 cars of output, 250,000 feet of shook, 80,000,000 boxes, 7% of the entire manufacturing output of California. Canned goods responsible for 12MM boxes, dried fruit 12.5MM, cantaloupes 6MM. 300-500 carloads of shook to Imperial Valley. 20MM boxes for wine grapes. In 1922, the company had distribution sites in Sacramento, San Jose, Watsonville, Fresno, Los Angeles, Brawley.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Sacramento 1938 1401 Front St.[1]
San Francisco 1919 1019 First National Bank Building<ref>Advertisement, April 26, 1919 California Fruit News.
San Jose 1917 353 North San Pedro Street

Photos

Sacramento branch, 1401 Front Street. Via Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library.

References

  1. California Pine Box Distributors photo. Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library.