Pratt-Low Preserving Company
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Santa Clara, CA |
| Active |
1905 -1960 |
Pratt-Low Preserving Company was a long-lived canner that was founded in Santa Clara, California in 1905[1]. Their flagship cannery, located on 22 acres at Bellomy and the Alameda in Santa Clara, had formerly been the Pacific Manufacturing Company. Pratt-Low was founded by George Pratt, D. Low, and Frank Wilder; Pratt had been a fruit buyer[2]. Wilder previously worked for the California Fruit Canners Association. Wilder continued to be a force for the food industry in California; he also was a founder of the Security Warehouse and Cold Storage Company in San Jose[3].
Ad in February, 1923 Western Canner and Packer mentions "four model canneries" including the Santa Clara site, a Modesto plant that planned to can 250,000 cases of apricots and peaches during the 1922 season[4], and a Redwood City cannery along the Dumbarton cutoff[5]. Edith Daley reported on her visit to the Santa Clara cannery in the July 23, 1919 San Jose Evening News.
Pratt-Low merged with Southern California-based Fitzsimmons stores in 1956, and was sold to the Duffy-Mott Company in 1960. Pratt-Low cut back to canning only prune and tomato juice in 1971, and shut down for good in April 1978.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modesto | 1922 | ||
| Redwood City | 1918 | ||
| Santa Clara | 1906, 1907, 1922, 1962 | The Alameda and Bellomy Avenue | Listed as Bellomy at corner of Campbell Ave. [6]. |
Photos
Pratt-Low Preserving Company, Santa Clara Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History
References
- ↑ Cannery Landing Campground history notes first trademark was filed March 25, 1905.
- ↑ 1902 San Jose (Santa Clara?) City directory shows Pratt's occupation, and his residence at 11 Pleasant Ave.
- ↑ Wilder House history
- ↑ July 1922 Western Canner and Packer
- ↑ California Canneries news: January 1919 Western Canner and Packer
- ↑ 1911 San Jose City Directory