Frank Buxton Dryer
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| Business |
Fruit Dryer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Campbell |
| Active |
1890-1892 |
| Predecessors |
Fleming's Fruit Dryer |
| Successors |
Campbell Fruit Growers Union |
Frank Buxton's Dryer was an early dried fruit packer in downtown Campbell. Buxton's Dryer had a huge drying yard near the Campbell railroad depot. Buxton succeeded Fleming's Fruit Dryer, started in 1887, but sold to the Campbell Fruit Growers Union cooperative in July 1892[1].
Buxton was a founding member of the Fruit Driers and Packers' Association.
The Sunsweet Story[2] cites a story about his dryer and the mechnical marvels used in 1891.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell | 1891 | Central Avenue |
References
- ↑ July 16, 1892 Pacific Rural Press
- ↑ Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers