Griffin and Skelley
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| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer and Canner |
|---|---|
| Active |
1881-1916 |
| Brands |
Hawthorn |
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno | 1900 | ??? | (In San Francisco Call 1900 "list of delivery spots":http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1900-07-29/ed-1/seq-25.pdf for California Cured Fruit Association) |
| Morgan Hill | 1906 | ??? | |
| San Francisco | 1908 | 16 California Street | |
| San Jose | 1900, 1904, 1906, 1907 | Cahill St. at San Fernando St. | (Pacific Wine had a site on the east side of Cahill in 1891). Manager was F. Fleming according to "1906 list of car owners":http://books.google.com/books?id=lYU0AQAAMAAJ |
| San Jose | 1915 | 76 Bush Street | At corner of West San Fernando. (became Del Monte ) Dried fruit grading and packing. |
| Visalia | 1900 | ??? | (In San Francisco Call 1900 "list of delivery spots":http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1900-07-29/ed-1/seq-25.pdf for California Cured Fruit Association) |
Details
Del Monte predecessor founded in 1881. Started in oranges in Riverside, moved on to raisins and prunes. "California canned and dried fruit.". In 1902, "dried fruit packers." Los Altos history has more.
June 25, 1903 San Jose Evening News Another packing house in the neighbrhood of the narrow gauge depot will be improved. Griffin and Skelley are building another story on their plant.
August 5, 1905: article on page 12 about Griffin and Skelley's new cannery in Emeryville.