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| − | + | "Richardson and Robbins" was an east-coast based canner from Dover, Delaware. Richardson and Robbins bought the [[Hyde-Shaw Company]] from E. R. Shaw and the [[Hawaiian Pineapple Company]] in 1915. Hyde-Shaw was well-known for high quality jams and fruit canned in glass; the [[Hawaiian Pineapple Company]] had planned to use the cannery to provide pineapple juice to the mainland, but sold the cannery after only five years. | |
An article in the [http://books.google.com/books?id=jCExAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA279&ots=KkqQAiQLwt&dq=elton%20r.%20shaw&pg=PA279#v=onepage&q=elton%20r.%20shaw&f=false March 1915 Coffee and Tea Industries] trade journal remarked on the company "specializing in putting fruits into attractive glass packages... the Hyde-Shaw pack is hand-peeled and comprises the complete list of California fruits, in a wide variety of preserved and packed forms; is double German-processed, and presents a most attractive appearance in sanitary glass jars." Shaw also had quite a history, "[serving] many of the largest packing interests in a consulting capacity, both as efficiency expert and expert in fruit packing". | An article in the [http://books.google.com/books?id=jCExAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA279&ots=KkqQAiQLwt&dq=elton%20r.%20shaw&pg=PA279#v=onepage&q=elton%20r.%20shaw&f=false March 1915 Coffee and Tea Industries] trade journal remarked on the company "specializing in putting fruits into attractive glass packages... the Hyde-Shaw pack is hand-peeled and comprises the complete list of California fruits, in a wide variety of preserved and packed forms; is double German-processed, and presents a most attractive appearance in sanitary glass jars." Shaw also had quite a history, "[serving] many of the largest packing interests in a consulting capacity, both as efficiency expert and expert in fruit packing". | ||
Revision as of 06:27, 24 October 2013
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1915-1918 |
| Predecessors |
Hyde-Shaw Company |
| Successors |
Shaw Family Cannery |
"Richardson and Robbins" was an east-coast based canner from Dover, Delaware. Richardson and Robbins bought the Hyde-Shaw Company from E. R. Shaw and the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1915. Hyde-Shaw was well-known for high quality jams and fruit canned in glass; the Hawaiian Pineapple Company had planned to use the cannery to provide pineapple juice to the mainland, but sold the cannery after only five years.
An article in the March 1915 Coffee and Tea Industries trade journal remarked on the company "specializing in putting fruits into attractive glass packages... the Hyde-Shaw pack is hand-peeled and comprises the complete list of California fruits, in a wide variety of preserved and packed forms; is double German-processed, and presents a most attractive appearance in sanitary glass jars." Shaw also had quite a history, "[serving] many of the largest packing interests in a consulting capacity, both as efficiency expert and expert in fruit packing".
There's also the mention that the purchase was a chance for Robertson and Richardson to expand: "it is said that not only will the fruit pack for the R&R label be greatly increased, but plans are under consideration to pack the R&R line of boned-chicken and meats for 1916 in glass, in addition to tin."
Richardson and Robbins sold the company back to Shaw in April 1918. After 1918, the plant was known as the Shaw Family Cannery.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1917 | Patterson near 4th | 1917 San Jose City Directory |