California Fruit Preserving Company

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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].