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San Jose Canning was known for its vertical-pack blue lake beans, canned tomatoes, tomato paste and puree, and artichoke hearts, and pepperocini in glass.  A lawsuit in 1926 fought for the right to machinery that could better pack green beans<ref>[http://www.leagle.com/decision/192611010F2d100_176 San Jose Canning Co. vs ONeal.], 10 F.2d 100 (1926)</ref>.  Their distributor in 1946 was Eugene M. O'Neill, located in the Santa Marina Building, 112 Market Street, San Francisco.
 
San Jose Canning was known for its vertical-pack blue lake beans, canned tomatoes, tomato paste and puree, and artichoke hearts, and pepperocini in glass.  A lawsuit in 1926 fought for the right to machinery that could better pack green beans<ref>[http://www.leagle.com/decision/192611010F2d100_176 San Jose Canning Co. vs ONeal.], 10 F.2d 100 (1926)</ref>.  Their distributor in 1946 was Eugene M. O'Neill, located in the Santa Marina Building, 112 Market Street, San Francisco.
  
 
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The San Jose Canning name was also used in the 1890's by another canner<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC18930923.2.59 September 23, 1893 San Francisco Call]</ref>.
 
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Revision as of 06:12, 25 October 2013

Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

San Jose
Active

1919 - 1960
Brands

"Patricia"[1], "Blue Wing", "Red Pack", "Verona", "Tuttorosso" (all red).

San Jose Canning Company was a canner with a single plant located on the south side of San Jose. The company was founded in 1919, and run by the LoBue and Rancadore families[2]. The cannery was bought by California Canners and Growers in 1960, and shut down in 1983. The site is currently the Tamien Caltrain and light rail station.

San Jose Canning was known for its vertical-pack blue lake beans, canned tomatoes, tomato paste and puree, and artichoke hearts, and pepperocini in glass. A lawsuit in 1926 fought for the right to machinery that could better pack green beans[3]. Their distributor in 1946 was Eugene M. O'Neill, located in the Santa Marina Building, 112 Market Street, San Francisco.

The San Jose Canning name was also used in the 1890's by another canner[4].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1919-1960 Lick Avenue

Photos

Photo of string bean field being grown for San Jose Canning, circa 1935. John C. Gordon collection, San Jose Public Library.

References

  1. Patricia patent, San Jose Canning, serial number 71174984, registered Nov. 13 1923.
  2. Rancadore later ran the Rancadore-Alameda funeral home.
  3. San Jose Canning Co. vs ONeal., 10 F.2d 100 (1926)
  4. September 23, 1893 San Francisco Call