King-Morse Canning Company

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Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

San Francisco, CA
Predecessors

Charles J. King Company
Successors

California Fruit Canners Association.

King-Morse Canning Company was an early San Francisco-based canner operated by by Charles J. King "of William" and I. H. 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

  1. History of the Canning Industry
  2. 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 Company. Morse had been working for King-Morse in 1883.