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| primary_business = Cannery
 
| primary_business = Cannery
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| primary_dates = 1920 -
 
| primary_town = Oakland
 
| primary_town = Oakland
 
| aliases = Kirsten and Company
 
| aliases = Kirsten and Company
 
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The '''Kirsten Packing Company''' was an Oakland-based canner operating the [[Walnut Creek Canning Company]] in Walnut Creek, and a sardine cannery in Monterey<ref>Cannery News: [https://books.google.com/books?id=va3mAAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA51&ots=n3TagEGEQO&dq=%22anthony%20greco%22%20san%20jose&pg=RA1-PA51#v=onepage&q=%22anthony%20greco%22%20san%20jose&f=false 1921 Canning Age].</ref>.  The company packed tomatoes and fruit.  The company apparently also had plans to pack meat<ref>News of the Packers: [https://books.google.com/books?id=QZZCAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA15-PA14&ots=QZ9MpasLxk&dq=%22kirsten%20packing%22&pg=RA15-PA14#v=onepage&q=%22kirsten%20packing%22&f=false March 9, 1921 Butcher's Advocate].</ref>.
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The '''Kirsten Packing Company''' was an Oakland-based canner operating the [[Walnut Creek Canning Company]] in Walnut Creek, and a sardine cannery in Monterey<ref>Cannery News: [https://books.google.com/books?id=va3mAAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA51&ots=n3TagEGEQO&dq=%22anthony%20greco%22%20san%20jose&pg=RA1-PA51#v=onepage&q=%22anthony%20greco%22%20san%20jose&f=false 1921 Canning Age].</ref>.  The company packed tomatoes and fruit.  The company apparently also had plans to pack meat<ref>News of the Packers: [https://books.google.com/books?id=QZZCAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA15-PA14&ots=QZ9MpasLxk&dq=%22kirsten%20packing%22&pg=RA15-PA14#v=onepage&q=%22kirsten%20packing%22&f=false March 9, 1921 Butcher's Advocate].</ref>.  The firm was founded by Ernest J. Kirsten, N. S. Boone, and T. J. O'Leary.
  
The company hit hard times in 1922, with financial problems beginning after the death of the owner<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vFVRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=6n-njtNIB7&dq=%22kirsten%20packing%22&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22kirsten%20packing%22&f=false June 17, 1922 California Fruit News]</ref>.  The Walnut Creek cannery was operated by Helmond and Franke in the 1924 season<ref>Cannery News: [https://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA79&ots=9RDXgvyBFD&dq=%22kirsten%20packing%22&pg=RA1-PA79#v=onepage&q=%22kirsten%20packing%22&f=false March 1923 Western Canner and Packer].</ref>.
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The company hit hard times in 1922, with financial problems beginning after the death of Kirsten<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vFVRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=6n-njtNIB7&dq=%22kirsten%20packing%22&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22kirsten%20packing%22&f=false June 17, 1922 California Fruit News]</ref>.  The Walnut Creek cannery was operated by Helmond and Franke in the 1924 season<ref>Cannery News: [https://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA79&ots=9RDXgvyBFD&dq=%22kirsten%20packing%22&pg=RA1-PA79#v=onepage&q=%22kirsten%20packing%22&f=false March 1923 Western Canner and Packer].</ref>.
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==Locations==
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! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details
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| Monterey || 1921 || ||
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| Oakland || 1921 || 290 Park View Terrace<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/directoryofcalif00cali_3/directoryofcalif00cali_3_djvu.txt Directory of California Manufacturers], 1924, California Development Association.</ref> || As Kirsten & Company.
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| Walnut Creek || 1921 || || As [[Walnut Creek Canning Company]].
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Latest revision as of 00:52, 11 April 2015

Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

Oakland
Active

1920 -
Aliases

Kirsten and Company

The Kirsten Packing Company was an Oakland-based canner operating the Walnut Creek Canning Company in Walnut Creek, and a sardine cannery in Monterey[1]. The company packed tomatoes and fruit. The company apparently also had plans to pack meat[2]. The firm was founded by Ernest J. Kirsten, N. S. Boone, and T. J. O'Leary.

The company hit hard times in 1922, with financial problems beginning after the death of Kirsten[3]. The Walnut Creek cannery was operated by Helmond and Franke in the 1924 season[4].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Monterey 1921
Oakland 1921 290 Park View Terrace[5] As Kirsten & Company.
Walnut Creek 1921 As Walnut Creek Canning Company.

References