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| primary_town = Berkeley, CA | | primary_town = Berkeley, CA | ||
| + | | primary_dates = -1920 | ||
| + | | successors = [[California Packing Corporation]] | ||
| + | | brands = Regent, Olympian, Academy, Alta<ref>Patent logos. From [http://books.google.com/books?id=vRl9AAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA224&ots=QCiGtQzVXM&dq=%22sunlit%20fruit%22%20berkeley&pg=PA224#v=onepage&q=%22sunlit%20fruit%22%20berkeley&f=false Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent Office].</ref> Atwater<Ref>Sweet potato label. [http://www.thelabelman.com/product_info.php?products_id=15600 thelabelman.com], 1910's. Sweet potatoes.</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | Berkeley-based canner. | + | '''Sunlit Fruit Company''' was a Berkeley-based canner. The company was known for packing in glass<ref>Sunlit Fruit Company advertisement: [http://books.google.com/books?id=OcOT3zked6oC&lpg=PA220&ots=iA9LlDuFUq&dq=%22sunlit%20fruit%22%20berkeley&pg=PA220#v=onepage&q=%22sunlit%20fruit%22%20berkeley&f=false Corona Club Cookbook] San Francisco, 1910.</ref>. |
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| + | Sunlit was bought by el Monte in 1920<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=hWATAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA1311&ots=SmV5g8G4I4&dq=sunlit%20fruit%20berkeley%20cannery&pg=PA1311#v=onepage&q&f=false California Packing Corporation, 1921 Moody's Guide]</ref>. Some employees went to work for [[Virden Packing]]. | ||
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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Fourth Street. Aaccording to caption on photo in | Fourth Street. Aaccording to caption on photo in | ||
[http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7199q9d0/?order=26&brand=calisphere Oakland Public Library] [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7199q9d0/?order=26&brand=calisphere Oakland Public Library] | [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7199q9d0/?order=26&brand=calisphere Oakland Public Library] [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7199q9d0/?order=26&brand=calisphere Oakland Public Library] | ||
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| + | Photo: Bay shore at Berkeley [http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/FindingAids/dynaweb/calher/berkeley/figures/I0025713A.jpg via Bancroft Library]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Atwater]] | [[Category:Atwater]] | ||
[[Category:West Berkeley]] | [[Category:West Berkeley]] | ||
Revision as of 01:28, 16 August 2014
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Sunlit Fruit Company was a Berkeley-based canner. The company was known for packing in glass[1].
Sunlit was bought by el Monte in 1920[2]. Some employees went to work for Virden Packing.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atwater | 1920 | ||
| West Berkeley | 1920 | 2424 Fourth Street[3] | Retained by Del Monte. |
Photos
Photo: Warehouse. Oakland Public Library Fourth Street. Aaccording to caption on photo in Oakland Public Library Oakland Public Library
Photo: Bay shore at Berkeley via Bancroft Library.
References
- ↑ Sunlit Fruit Company advertisement: Corona Club Cookbook San Francisco, 1910.
- ↑ California Packing Corporation, 1921 Moody's Guide
- ↑ Handbook of Manufacturers in and Around San Francisco, 1910, The Merchants Association of San Francisco.