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'''Western Pump''' was a San Jose-based pump and turbine manufacturer. The company was also known as the Bradford Manufacturing Company<ref>Advertisement: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EggvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2923%2C4760491 August 16, 1930 San Jose Evening News].</ref> The company apparently produced pumps for agricultural and industrial purposes; the [[Libby, McNeil, and Libby]] cannery in Sacramento used the company's pump for their water supply<ref>C.W. Geiger, "Libby, McNeil, and Libby's Sacramento Cannery". In [http://books.google.com/books?id=iq3mAAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA3-PA19&ots=ppEDT1sREP&dq=%22western%20pump%22%20%22san%20jose%22&pg=RA3-PA9#v=onepage&q=%22western%20pump%22%20%22san%20jose%22&f=false January 1921 Canning Age]. Article includes plan of factory site and location of different buildings and railroad sidings.</ref>.

The company also drilled wells, and won the contract for the Moffett Field in 1932<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19320305&id=ESkiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1790,540790 March 5, 1932 San Jose Evening News].</ref>.

According to patents, the company was in existence as late as the 1960's<ref>Patent 3369493: [http://www.google.com/patents/US3369493 Deep well pump with plastic liner for line shaft]. Inventor: Eugene F. Sullivan, filed Aug. 8, 1966, assigned to Western Pump.</ref>.

Taylor Bradford, owner of the company in the 1960's, was considered part of San Jose's power structure, and was a member of the influential University Club<ref>Scott Herhold, "A Snapshot of San Jose's mid-60's Power Structure. In [http://www.mercurynews.com/scott-herhold/ci_25723764/snapshot-san-joses-mid-60s-power-structure May 8, 2014 San Jose Mercury News].</ref>.
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| San Jose || || 522 West Santa Clara St. ||
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