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'''A. Lusk & Company''' was an early wholesale grocer handling California founded in 1860.  They began selling California-produced canned goods in 1867, and built their own cannery in San Francisco<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=f5fVAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA31&ots=C33JDaNIt8&dq=A.%20Lusk%20and%20Company%20fruit&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q=A.%20Lusk%20and%20Company%20fruit&f=false A History of the Canning Industry] for full story.</ref>.
 
'''A. Lusk & Company''' was an early wholesale grocer handling California founded in 1860.  They began selling California-produced canned goods in 1867, and built their own cannery in San Francisco<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=f5fVAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA31&ots=C33JDaNIt8&dq=A.%20Lusk%20and%20Company%20fruit&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q=A.%20Lusk%20and%20Company%20fruit&f=false A History of the Canning Industry] for full story.</ref>.
The company was run by William Jacobs and Albert Lusk.  Jacobs's son, Isidor, later took over the company.  The company was either renamed or reorganized as [[California Canneries]], and continued to operate through the early 1930's.
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The company was run by William Jacobs and Albert Lusk.  Jacobs's son, [[Isidor Jacobs]], later took over the company.  The company was either renamed or reorganized as [[California Canneries]], and continued to operate through the early 1930's.
  
 
The company took over the [[Josiah Lusk Canning Company]] in 1887.
 
The company took over the [[Josiah Lusk Canning Company]] in 1887.

Revision as of 02:09, 17 June 2014

Summary
Business

Wholesaler,Cannery
Main Location

San Francisco
Active

1860-
Predecessors

Josiah Lusk Canning Company
Successors

California Canneries

A. Lusk & Company was an early wholesale grocer handling California founded in 1860. They began selling California-produced canned goods in 1867, and built their own cannery in San Francisco[1]. The company was run by William Jacobs and Albert Lusk. Jacobs's son, Isidor Jacobs, later took over the company. The company was either renamed or reorganized as California Canneries, and continued to operate through the early 1930's.

The company took over the Josiah Lusk Canning Company in 1887.

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