Sewall Brown and Company

Summary

Business Details
Primary Town	Vasona
Dates	~1934 - ~1950's

Summary

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":http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wggvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1211,1841413&dq=cannery+los+gatos&hl=en 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

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.