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The '''California Fruit Preserving Company''' was a turn of the century cannery.  It had formerly been known as the [[R. Hickmott Canning Company]]<ref>Agricultural Review: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP19000602.2.15 June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press].</ref>.  Robert Hickmott founded the cannery in 1890 after a stint working for a Sacramento cannery. Hickmott died in 1922<ref>Death of Robert Hickmott: [https://books.google.com/books?id=0_M9AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA17-PA5&ots=2Kl1pzePs6&dq=hickmott%20oakland&pg=RA17-PA5#v=onepage&q=hickmott%20oakland&f=false June 23, 1922 California Grocers Advocate].</ref>.
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The '''California Fruit Preserving Company''' was a turn of the century cannery.  It had formerly been known as the [[R. Hickmott Canning Company]]<ref>Agricultural Review: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP19000602.2.15 June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press].</ref>.  Robert Hickmott founded the cannery in 1890 after a stint working for a Sacramento cannery.
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Jack London worked for the company during his youth.  The company was well-known for its peaches and asparagus<ref>Hickmott Canning Company: [https://oaklandwiki.org/Hickmott_Canning_Company oaklandwiki.org].</ref>.
 
Jack London worked for the company during his youth.  The company was well-known for its peaches and asparagus<ref>Hickmott Canning Company: [https://oaklandwiki.org/Hickmott_Canning_Company oaklandwiki.org].</ref>.
  
 
The company was merged into the [[California Fruit Canners Association]] in 1900; their plant was used as a warehouse by the [[Oakland Preserving Company]]<ref>Agricultural Review: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP19000602.2.15 June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press].</ref>.
 
The company was merged into the [[California Fruit Canners Association]] in 1900; their plant was used as a warehouse by the [[Oakland Preserving Company]]<ref>Agricultural Review: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP19000602.2.15 June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press].</ref>.
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Hickmott died in 1922<ref>Death of Robert Hickmott: [https://books.google.com/books?id=0_M9AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA17-PA5&ots=2Kl1pzePs6&dq=hickmott%20oakland&pg=RA17-PA5#v=onepage&q=hickmott%20oakland&f=false June 23, 1922 California Grocers Advocate].</ref>.
  
 
==Locations==
 
==Locations==

Latest revision as of 01:41, 28 January 2015

Summary
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

  1. Hickmott Canning Company: oaklandwiki.org.
  2. Agricultural Review: June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press.
  3. Hickmott Canning Company: oaklandwiki.org.
  4. Agricultural Review: June 2, 1900 Pacific Rural Press.
  5. Death of Robert Hickmott: June 23, 1922 California Grocers Advocate.
  6. Canners on the Combine: July 8, 1899 Press and Horticulturist].