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| − | The '''California Fruit Preserving Company''' was a turn of the century cannery. It had formerly been known as the [[R. Hickmott Canning Company]<ref>Agricultural Review: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP19000602.2.15 June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press].</ref>. Robert Hickmott founded the cannery in 1890 after a stint working for a Sacramento cannery. Hickmott died in 1922<ref>Death of Robert Hickmott: [https://books.google.com/books?id=0_M9AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA17-PA5&ots=2Kl1pzePs6&dq=hickmott%20oakland&pg=RA17-PA5#v=onepage&q=hickmott%20oakland&f=false June 23, 1922 California Grocers Advocate].</ref>. | + | The '''California Fruit Preserving Company''' was a turn of the century cannery. It had formerly been known as the [[R. Hickmott Canning Company]]<ref>Agricultural Review: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP19000602.2.15 June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press].</ref>. Robert Hickmott founded the cannery in 1890 after a stint working for a Sacramento cannery. Hickmott died in 1922<ref>Death of Robert Hickmott: [https://books.google.com/books?id=0_M9AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA17-PA5&ots=2Kl1pzePs6&dq=hickmott%20oakland&pg=RA17-PA5#v=onepage&q=hickmott%20oakland&f=false June 23, 1922 California Grocers Advocate].</ref>. |
Jack London worked for the company during his youth. The company was well-known for its peaches and asparagus<ref>Hickmott Canning Company: [https://oaklandwiki.org/Hickmott_Canning_Company oaklandwiki.org].</ref>. | Jack London worked for the company during his youth. The company was well-known for its peaches and asparagus<ref>Hickmott Canning Company: [https://oaklandwiki.org/Hickmott_Canning_Company oaklandwiki.org].</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 01:33, 28 January 2015
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Oakland, CA |
| Active |
1890-1900 |
| Brands |
El Capitan, Orwood, Golden Crown, Santa Cruz[1] |
| Aliases |
Hickmott Asparagus Canning Co. |
| Successors |
California Fruit Canners Association |
The California Fruit Preserving Company was a turn of the century cannery. It had formerly been known as the R. Hickmott Canning Company[2]. Robert Hickmott founded the cannery in 1890 after a stint working for a Sacramento cannery. Hickmott died in 1922[3]. Jack London worked for the company during his youth. The company was well-known for its peaches and asparagus[4].
The company was merged into the California Fruit Canners Association in 1900; their plant was used as a warehouse by the Oakland Preserving Company[5].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs | 1899[6] | ||
| Oakland | 1900 | First and Filbert | |
| Oakland | 1900 | 2nd and Webster | |
| San Francisco | 1907 | 906 Webster |
References
- ↑ Hickmott Canning Company: oaklandwiki.org.
- ↑ Agricultural Review: June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press.
- ↑ Death of Robert Hickmott: June 23, 1922 California Grocers Advocate.
- ↑ Hickmott Canning Company: oaklandwiki.org.
- ↑ Agricultural Review: June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press.
- ↑ Canners on the Combine: July 8, 1899 Press and Horticulturist].