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Shows on 1891 Sanborn map at Crandall and Cahill Sts. Small warehouse, mechanical dryer, boiler.
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'''C. W. Bennett''' was an early fruit dryer, located in West San Jose.  Unusually for the Santa Clara Valley, the plant used a mechanical dryer.
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The company plant shows up on an 1891 Sanborn map at Crandall and Cahill Sts, with a small warehouse, mechanical dryer, and boiler.
  
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In 1890, the company was known as [[Bennett & Crawford]].
 
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| San Jose || 1891 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Crandall%20and%20Cahill%20Sts.,San%20Jose Crandall and Cahill Sts.] ||  
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| San Jose || 1891 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Crandall%20and%20Cahill%20Sts.,San%20Jose Crandall and Cahill Sts.] || 1891 Sanborn map
 
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[[Category:Fruit Dryer]]

Latest revision as of 02:07, 14 November 2014

Summary
Business

Fruit Dryer
Main Location

San Jose
Successors

Benett & Crawford

C. W. Bennett was an early fruit dryer, located in West San Jose. Unusually for the Santa Clara Valley, the plant used a mechanical dryer. The company plant shows up on an 1891 Sanborn map at Crandall and Cahill Sts, with a small warehouse, mechanical dryer, and boiler.

In 1890, the company was known as Bennett & Crawford.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1891 Crandall and Cahill Sts. 1891 Sanborn map

References