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'''King-Morse Canning Company''' was an early San Francisco-based canner operated by by Charles J. King "of William" and [[Issac Harrison Morse]]. King had operated the Charles J. King Company (Williams & Co?), an early canner founded in San Francisco in the 1870's; Morse appears to have been a wholesaler<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=f5fVAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA32&ots=C33JDeKNu1&dq=king-morse%20packing&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=king-morse%20packing&f=false History of the Canning Industry]</ref>. | '''King-Morse Canning Company''' was an early San Francisco-based canner operated by by Charles J. King "of William" and [[Issac Harrison Morse]]. King had operated the Charles J. King Company (Williams & Co?), an early canner founded in San Francisco in the 1870's; Morse appears to have been a wholesaler<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=f5fVAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA32&ots=C33JDeKNu1&dq=king-morse%20packing&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=king-morse%20packing&f=false History of the Canning Industry]</ref>. | ||
| − | The company was sold to the [[San Jose Fruit Packing]] Company in 1885<ref>[http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/collection/data/853458478 Issac H. Morse Scrapbook: San Francisco, 1870-1915]: Bancroft library. Index entry mentions that Morse saved May 16, 1885 announcement that his company had been acquired by the [[San Jose Fruit | + | The company was sold to the [[San Jose Fruit Packing]] Company in 1885<ref>[http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/collection/data/853458478 Issac H. Morse Scrapbook: San Francisco, 1870-1915]: Bancroft library. Index entry mentions that Morse saved May 16, 1885 announcement that his company had been acquired by the [[San Jose Fruit Packing]] Company. Morse had been working for King-Morse in 1883.</ref>, and later folded into the [[California Fruit Canners Association]]. |
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 14 November 2013
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Francisco, CA |
| Predecessors |
Charles J. King Company |
| Successors |
San Jose Fruit Packing, California Fruit Canners Association. |
King-Morse Canning Company was an early San Francisco-based canner operated by by Charles J. King "of William" and Issac Harrison Morse. King had operated the Charles J. King Company (Williams & Co?), an early canner founded in San Francisco in the 1870's; Morse appears to have been a wholesaler[1].
The company was sold to the San Jose Fruit Packing Company in 1885[2], and later folded into the California Fruit Canners Association.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 1901 | ||
| San Leandro | 1901 |
References
- ↑ History of the Canning Industry
- ↑ Issac H. Morse Scrapbook: San Francisco, 1870-1915: Bancroft library. Index entry mentions that Morse saved May 16, 1885 announcement that his company had been acquired by the San Jose Fruit Packing Company. Morse had been working for King-Morse in 1883.