Sewall Brown and Company

Sewall Brown and Company

Summary

Main Location	Vasona
Active	~1934 - ~1950's

Apricot and prune pit processor, run for many years by Sewall Brown. The facility had been a "dried fruit packing plant":/view/gem_city_packing_company originally, but was sold to Sunsweet and spent most of its life breaking up apricot pits.

A great article from the July 23, 1928 San Jose Evening News describes the business and includes a choice interview with Mr. Brown himself.

See also Places I Won't Model: Sewall Brown And Co":http://vasonabranch.blogspot.com/2011/05/places-i-wont-model-sewall-brown-co.html and the "history of the Gem City Packing house

Locations

Location	Years	Address	Details
Vasona	1934	Winchester Ave	Just south of the current Netflix offices

Photos

Apricot pit sacking

Details

Ad in Jan 1 1934 San Jose News: Apricot Shells: Summer rate 50 cents per ton in pile - bring your sacks - or 25c per yard in bulk.