California Pine Box Distributors

Summary

Business	Box Maker
Main Location	San Jose
Active	1922

California Pine Box Distributors was a California-based cooperative supplying box-making materials to canneries throughout the west. Western Canner and Packer declares it had 22 members ranging from Klamath Falls to Central California. In 1922, the company produced 10,000 cars of output, 250,000 feet of shook, 80,000,000 boxes, 7% of the entire manufacturing output of California. Canned goods responsible for 12MM boxes, dried fruit 12.5MM, cantaloupes 6MM. 300-500 carloads of shook to Imperial Valley. 20MM boxes for wine grapes. In 1922, the company had distribution sites in Sacramento, San Jose, Watsonville, Fresno, Los Angeles, Brawley.

Locations

Location	Years	Address	Details
Sacramento	1938	1401 Front St.
San Francisco	1919	1019 First National Bank Building<ref>Advertisement, April 26, 1919 California Fruit News.
San Jose	1917	353 North San Pedro Street

Photos

Sacramento branch, 1401 Front Street. Via Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library.