Difference between revisions of "Mission Valley Canning Company"
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| + | Mission Valley Canning Company was a San Jose-based vegetable cannner, incorporated in 1944, and gone by 1982. Mission Valley used the former [[Greco Canning Company]] plant on Howard Street at Los Gatos Greek. A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ZkA-Uxy04 video] of the site in 1963 shows industrial buildings and windows in the background which may be the [[Anderson Barngrover]]/FMC site. | ||
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| + | Mission Valley appeared to be a vegetable-only canner; the Mission Valley label was for vegetables only. In a newspaper interview in 1945, they were asked (and denied) they were canning pears that year. The company also had a 1950's era patent for a method for staking beans<ref>Patent for stake-setting mechanism filed, Joseph Toselio, San Jose, assigned to Mission Valley. Patent #2,851,248.</ref>.In 1947, Mission Valley was looking for experienced tomato peelers for the night shift, "cafe and bus service, pleasant working conditions." | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:11, 23 October 2013
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Predecessors |
Greco Canning Company |
Mission Valley Canning Company was a San Jose-based vegetable cannner, incorporated in 1944, and gone by 1982. Mission Valley used the former Greco Canning Company plant on Howard Street at Los Gatos Greek. A video of the site in 1963 shows industrial buildings and windows in the background which may be the Anderson Barngrover/FMC site.
Mission Valley appeared to be a vegetable-only canner; the Mission Valley label was for vegetables only. In a newspaper interview in 1945, they were asked (and denied) they were canning pears that year. The company also had a 1950's era patent for a method for staking beans[1].In 1947, Mission Valley was looking for experienced tomato peelers for the night shift, "cafe and bus service, pleasant working conditions."
The company's logo was a wooden signpost, registered in 1962.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| San Jose | 1945, 1964 | Howard and Autumn |
References
- ↑ Patent for stake-setting mechanism filed, Joseph Toselio, San Jose, assigned to Mission Valley. Patent #2,851,248.