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| + | '''A. P. Marston''' was a fruit dryer in Los Gatos. His dryer used mechanical drying, with a 75 foot long drying tunnel will have an output of 45 tons of prunes per 24 hours, built by [[Smith Manufacturing]]<ref>Dehydrating Plants: [http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=RA5-PA56#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false October 1922 Western Canner and Packer].</ref>. | ||
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| + | A.Paul Marston, the namesake, lived on Winchester Blvd (Santa Clara and Los Gatos Road) in 1913, Saratoga Ave. in 1918 according to a 1918 San Jose City Directory. (A 1911 city directory showed him on the Los Gatos Road "two south of Moorpark Ave." with a residence at 295 Orchard<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=nKxKAQAAIAAJ&lpg=PT453&ots=Flfbaf9lGZ&dq=marston%20santa%20clara%20los%20gatos%20road&pg=PT453#v=onepage&q=marston%20santa%20clara%20los%20gatos%20road&f=false Polk's 1911 San Jose City Directory]</ref>. 1926 showed him on Union Ave. 1933 showed him on a Los Gatos rural route. 1920 census showed him as "operator, fruit farm". Mr. Marston was also involved with the [[Dee-Hi Food Products Company]] as director in the early 1920's. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 13 November 2013
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
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| Main Location |
Los Gatos |
A. P. Marston was a fruit dryer in Los Gatos. His dryer used mechanical drying, with a 75 foot long drying tunnel will have an output of 45 tons of prunes per 24 hours, built by Smith Manufacturing[1].
A.Paul Marston, the namesake, lived on Winchester Blvd (Santa Clara and Los Gatos Road) in 1913, Saratoga Ave. in 1918 according to a 1918 San Jose City Directory. (A 1911 city directory showed him on the Los Gatos Road "two south of Moorpark Ave." with a residence at 295 Orchard[2]. 1926 showed him on Union Ave. 1933 showed him on a Los Gatos rural route. 1920 census showed him as "operator, fruit farm". Mr. Marston was also involved with the Dee-Hi Food Products Company as director in the early 1920's.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| Los Gatos | 1922 |
References
- ↑ Dehydrating Plants: October 1922 Western Canner and Packer.
- ↑ Polk's 1911 San Jose City Directory