Schuckl Cannery

Summary

Business Details
Primary Town	Sunnyvale
Primary Business	Cannery

Summary

Major Sunnyvale cannery. Company got its start in Niles, but acquired "[Sunnyvale Canneries]":/view?industry=sunnyvale_canneries in 1925. The company was sold to "[California Canners and Growers]":/view?industry=california_canners_and_growers in 1963.

Locations

Location	Years	Address	Details
Niles	1919	???
San Jose	1945	570 Race Street
Sunnyvale	1925-1962	182 South Fairoaks Avenue

Photos

Shuckl Cannery Office (William Wurster, architect) Sunnyvale Library

Details

Started in Niles.

Acquired [Sunnyvale Canneries] in 1925.

Sold to [California Canners and Growers] in 1963.

Head office in Sunnyvale built by William Wurster.

Niles mentioned in Western Canner and Packer: "Packing cherries in 1919.":http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=%22herbert+packing%22+cannery&source=bl&ots=9QEXgABBGE&sig=ijrSdmU3m5pppIipQ2FZjDsoc1g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M-GOT7mUK7LaiQKZuZ2FAw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22herbert%20packing%22%20cannery&f=false

Bought former "[United States Products]":/view?industry=united_states_products cannery on Moorpark at Race, being used by American Home Foods/Clapp's Baby Food