Difference between revisions of "Anderson Barngrover"
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'''Anderson-Barngrover''' was a San Jose-based equipment manufacturer for the food industry. Anderson-Barngrover was created in 1902 as a merger of the [[Anderson Prune Dipper Company]] and the [[Barngrover-Hull Company]]. The merger settled a long-running patent dispute. The company started making canning equipment in 1904, and created the first continuous cooker in 1913. Anderson-Barngrover was merged into the [[John Bean Manufacturing Company]] in 1928, and renamed the [[Food Machinery Corporation]]. | '''Anderson-Barngrover''' was a San Jose-based equipment manufacturer for the food industry. Anderson-Barngrover was created in 1902 as a merger of the [[Anderson Prune Dipper Company]] and the [[Barngrover-Hull Company]]. The merger settled a long-running patent dispute. The company started making canning equipment in 1904, and created the first continuous cooker in 1913. Anderson-Barngrover was merged into the [[John Bean Manufacturing Company]] in 1928, and renamed the [[Food Machinery Corporation]]. | ||
| − | Anderson-Barngrover was best known for large-scale canning equipment. They created rotary pressure cookers to speed manufacturing of canned foods<ref>Anderson Barngrover Continuous Rotary Pressure Sterilizer: [https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/74-anderson-barngrover-cont-rotary-pressure Landmarks in ASME History].<ref | + | Anderson-Barngrover was best known for large-scale canning equipment. They created rotary pressure cookers to speed manufacturing of canned foods<ref>Anderson Barngrover Continuous Rotary Pressure Sterilizer: [https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/74-anderson-barngrover-cont-rotary-pressure Landmarks in ASME History].</ref>. |
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 17 July 2014
| Business |
Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1902-1928 |
| Predecessors |
Anderson Prune Dipper Company, Barngrover-Hull Company. |
| Successors |
Food Machinery Corporation |
Anderson-Barngrover was a San Jose-based equipment manufacturer for the food industry. Anderson-Barngrover was created in 1902 as a merger of the Anderson Prune Dipper Company and the Barngrover-Hull Company. The merger settled a long-running patent dispute. The company started making canning equipment in 1904, and created the first continuous cooker in 1913. Anderson-Barngrover was merged into the John Bean Manufacturing Company in 1928, and renamed the Food Machinery Corporation.
Anderson-Barngrover was best known for large-scale canning equipment. They created rotary pressure cookers to speed manufacturing of canned foods[1].
Locations
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Photos
Anderson-Barngrover Manufacturing Co. History San Jose
ASME International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark brochure for the FMC Rotary PRessure Sterilizer.
References
- ↑ Anderson Barngrover Continuous Rotary Pressure Sterilizer: Landmarks in ASME History.