Thomas-Body Company
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Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 126. The Thomas-Body Company was a canner operating in Fruitvale in 1921[1]. Thomas-Body had been operating in San Francisco, but moved to a new 30,000 square foot plant in Fruitvale in mid-1921.
In 1920, the company was canning tomatoes, pears, peaches, berries, apricots, and crushed tomatoes[2].
Officers in 1927 included Benjamin H. Body (secretary), Ralph E. Cotter (vice-president), and William E. Thomas (president, residence on Shepard Canyon Road)[3].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale | 1917, 1920, 1923 | 900 19th Ave. | On Western Pacific railroad | |
| San Francisco | 1001 Sansome[4] | |||
| San Francisco | 1001 Battery Street[5] |
References
- ↑ California Canneries: August 1921 Western Canner and Packer.
- ↑ 1920 Canners Directory.
- ↑ Polk's 1927 Oakland City Directory.
- ↑ 1917 Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory.
- ↑ Thomas-Body To Make Extensions to San Francisco Cannery. September 1919 Western Canner and Packer. " The Thomas-Body Company is planning extensions to its cannery at 1001 Battery St., San Francisco.""