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Revision as of 15:43, 7 May 2015
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Active |
1917-1927 |
| Brands |
Titbits[1] |
The Thomas-Body Company was a canner operating in Fruitvale in 1921[2]. Thomas-Body had been operating in San Francisco, but moved to a new 30,000 square foot plant in Fruitvale in mid-1921.
In 1920, the company was canning tomatoes, pears, peaches, berries, apricots, and crushed tomatoes[3].
Officers in 1927 included Benjamin H. Body (secretary), Ralph E. Cotter (vice-president), and William E. Thomas (president, residence on Shepard Canyon Road)[4].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale | 1917, 1920, 1923 | 900 19th Ave. | On Western Pacific railroad |
| San Francisco | 1001 Sansome[5] |
References
- ↑ Advertisement: 1922 International Trade Developer directory.
- ↑ California Canneries: August 1921 Western Canner and Packer.
- ↑ 1920 Canners Directory.
- ↑ Polk's 1927 Oakland City Directory.
- ↑ 1917 Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory.