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| primary_dates=1929- | | primary_dates=1929- | ||
| − | | predecessors = [[John Bean Manufacturing Company]],[[Anderson-Barngrover]], [[Sprague-Sells]], [[Stebler-Parker]]. | + | | predecessors = [[John Bean Manufacturing Company]],[[Anderson Barngrover| Anderson-Barngrover]], [[Sprague-Sells]], [[Stebler-Parker]]. |
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'''Food Machinery Corporation''' was a San Jose-based company that manufactured multiple kinds of machinery for food processing and canning. The company was formed in spring of 1929 by the merger of the [[Stebler-Parker Company]] with | '''Food Machinery Corporation''' was a San Jose-based company that manufactured multiple kinds of machinery for food processing and canning. The company was formed in spring of 1929 by the merger of the [[Stebler-Parker Company]] with | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 13 March 2014
| Business |
Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1929- |
| Predecessors |
John Bean Manufacturing Company, Anderson-Barngrover, Sprague-Sells, Stebler-Parker. |
Food Machinery Corporation was a San Jose-based company that manufactured multiple kinds of machinery for food processing and canning. The company was formed in spring of 1929 by the merger of the Stebler-Parker Company with John Bean Manufacturing Company, Anderson- Barngrover Manufacturing Company, and the Sprague-Sells Corporation[1]. Stebler-Parker had primarily handled citrus processing equipment. John Bean, started in Los Gatos and had gotten its start making sprayers and graders. Anderson-Barngrover, based in San Jose, made canning equipment. Sprague-Sells was a Chicago-based canning equipment manufacturer.
The company still exists.
References
- ↑ Vincent Moses, "Machines in the Garden: A Citrus Monopoly in Riverside, 1900-1936". <a href="http://archive.org/stream/californiahistor61cali/californiahistor61cali_djvu.txt">California History</a>, Volume 61, 1982-1983, California Historical Society.