Pratt-Low Preserving Company
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Santa Clara, CA |
| Active |
1905 -1960 |
Pratt-Low Preserving Company was a long-lived canner that was founded in Santa Clara, California. Their flagship cannery, located on 22 acres at Bellomy and the Alameda in Santa Clara, had formerly been the Pacific Manufacturing Company. Pratt-Low was founded by George Pratt, D. Low, and Frank Wilder; Pratt had been a fruit buyer[1]. Wilder previously worked for the California Fruit Canners Association. Wilder continued to be a force for the food industry in California; he also was a founder of the Security Warehouse and Cold Storage Company in San Jose[2].
Ad in February, 1923 Western Canner and Packer mentions "four model canneries" including the Santa Clara site, a Modesto plant that planned to can 250,000 cases of apricots and peaches during the 1922 season[3], and a Redwood City cannery along the Dumbarton cutoff[4]. Edith Daley reported on her visit to the Santa Clara cannery in the July 23, 1919 San Jose Evening News.
Pratt-Low merged with Southern California-based Fitzsimmons stores in 1956, and was sold to the Duffy-Mott Company in 1960. Pratt-Low cut back to canning only prune and tomato juice in 1971, and shut down for good in April 1978.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modesto | 1922 | ||
| Redwood City | 1918 | ||
| Santa Clara | 1906, 1907, 1922, 1962 | The Alameda and Bellomy Avenue | Listed as Bellomy at corner of Campbell Ave. [5]. |
Photos
Pratt-Low Preserving Company, Santa Clara Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History
References
- ↑ 1902 San Jose (Santa Clara?) City directory shows Pratt's occupation, and his residence at 11 Pleasant Ave.
- ↑ Wilder House history
- ↑ July 1922 Western Canner and Packer
- ↑ California Canneries news: January 1919 Western Canner and Packer
- ↑ 1911 San Jose City Directory