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Canning equipment manufacturer and dealer. Sold equipment to Hyde Cannery and others. [[Anderson Barngrover]] bought machinery line in January 1923 according to
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'''Berger and Carter''' was a fruit processing equipment manufacturer and dealer. The company, based on the west coast, produced canning equipment and drying equipment.  The company made various sizes of mechanical dehydrators from two ton to 50 ton<ref>Efficiency In Dehydration hearing, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5pEmAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA87&ots=wtPSltBzvG&dq=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&pg=PA87#v=onepage&q=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&f=false January 1921 Monthly Bulletin of the California Department of Agriculture]. Mr. Cornell, Berger and Carter: "The dehydrator branch of Berger and Carter Company will be known as Berger, Fleming, and Brown.  They will build evaporators under the King patent."  Mr. King (Berger and Carter): "We will build the evaporators in a central factory and ship the parts to be assembled at the orchard.  Plants will vary from 2-ton units to 50-ton units.  We try to simulate the effect of the sun's heat in drying; in other words, to dry from the center outward."</ref>; by 1921, this part of the business was known as [[Berger, Fleming, and Brown]].  The company also made a wide line of canning machinery including slicers, pie foundries, and agitating cookers<ref>Canning Peaches in the Santa Clara Valley: [https://books.google.com/books?id=va3mAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&pg=RA6-PA9#v=onepage&q=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&f=false August 1921 Canning Age].  Lists the machinery and makers for the equipment in the Hyde Cannery.</ref>.
[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=RA8-PA29#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false January 1923 Western Canner and Packer]  
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[[Anderson Barngrover]] bought the canning machinery business in January, 1923<ref>Anderson-Barngrover Manufacturing Company Acquires Berger & Carter Company Interests in Canning Machinery and Supplies: [http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=RA8-PA29#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false January 1923 Western Canner and Packer]</ref>.  Berger and Carter planned to increase its iron and steel business.
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Hayward || before 1921 || El Dorado Ave. at Amador St.<ref>March 1923 Hayward California Sanborn map.  Map shows Luthy Company, a battery manufacturer at the site.  The [https://books.google.com/books?id=maxPAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA296&ots=ARwEP48eBq&dq=luthy%20company%20hayward&pg=PA296#v=onepage&q=luthy%20company%20hayward&f=false May 7, 1921 Argonuaut] magazine notes that the plant was formerly a Berger and Carter plant.</ref> || Across from Hunts Cannery. 
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San Francisco || -1923 || 16 California Street ||
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San Francisco || 1922 || 400 Mission Street<ref>Berger and Carter Company Issues Notable Catalog for Spanish Speaking Countries: [https://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA2-PA5&ots=9RIUhvBvGz&dq=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&pg=RA2-PA5#v=onepage&q=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&f=false July 1922 Western Canner and Packer].</ref> ||
 
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Revision as of 21:20, 21 August 2016

Summary
Business

Manufacturer
Active

? - 1923

Berger and Carter was a fruit processing equipment manufacturer and dealer. The company, based on the west coast, produced canning equipment and drying equipment. The company made various sizes of mechanical dehydrators from two ton to 50 ton[1]; by 1921, this part of the business was known as Berger, Fleming, and Brown. The company also made a wide line of canning machinery including slicers, pie foundries, and agitating cookers[2].

Anderson Barngrover bought the canning machinery business in January, 1923[3]. Berger and Carter planned to increase its iron and steel business.

Locations

Hayward || before 1921 || El Dorado Ave. at Amador St.[4] || Across from Hunts Cannery. San Francisco || -1923 || 16 California Street || San Francisco || 1922 || 400 Mission Street[5] ||
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Details

References

  1. Efficiency In Dehydration hearing, January 1921 Monthly Bulletin of the California Department of Agriculture. Mr. Cornell, Berger and Carter: "The dehydrator branch of Berger and Carter Company will be known as Berger, Fleming, and Brown. They will build evaporators under the King patent." Mr. King (Berger and Carter): "We will build the evaporators in a central factory and ship the parts to be assembled at the orchard. Plants will vary from 2-ton units to 50-ton units. We try to simulate the effect of the sun's heat in drying; in other words, to dry from the center outward."
  2. Canning Peaches in the Santa Clara Valley: August 1921 Canning Age. Lists the machinery and makers for the equipment in the Hyde Cannery.
  3. Anderson-Barngrover Manufacturing Company Acquires Berger & Carter Company Interests in Canning Machinery and Supplies: January 1923 Western Canner and Packer
  4. March 1923 Hayward California Sanborn map. Map shows Luthy Company, a battery manufacturer at the site. The May 7, 1921 Argonuaut magazine notes that the plant was formerly a Berger and Carter plant.
  5. Berger and Carter Company Issues Notable Catalog for Spanish Speaking Countries: July 1922 Western Canner and Packer.