California Fruit Preserving Company
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| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Oakland, CA |
| Active |
1890-1900 |
| Brands |
El Capitan, Orwood, Golden Crown, Santa Cruz[1] |
| Aliases |
Hickmott Asparagus Canning Co. |
| Successors |
California Fruit Canners Association |
The California Fruit Preserving Company was a turn of the century cannery. It had formerly been known as the R. Hickmott Canning Company[2]. Robert Hickmott founded the cannery in 1890 after a stint working for a Sacramento cannery.
Jack London worked for the company during his youth. The company was well-known for its peaches and asparagus[3].
The company was merged into the California Fruit Canners Association in 1900; their plant was used as a warehouse by the Oakland Preserving Company[4].
Hickmott died in 1922[5].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs | 1899[6] | ||
| Oakland | 1900 | First and Filbert | |
| Oakland | 1900 | 2nd and Webster | |
| San Francisco | 1907 | 906 Webster |
References
- ↑ Hickmott Canning Company: oaklandwiki.org.
- ↑ Agricultural Review: June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press.
- ↑ Hickmott Canning Company: oaklandwiki.org.
- ↑ Agricultural Review: June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press.
- ↑ Death of Robert Hickmott: June 23, 1922 California Grocers Advocate.
- ↑ Canners on the Combine: July 8, 1899 Press and Horticulturist].