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==Comprehensive History== | ==Comprehensive History== | ||
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| + | The Wooster Preserving Company, founded in 1897, focused its activity on processing and packing pickles with supplies bought as much as possible from Wayne County growers, though as the business grew it sourced close to half of its supplies from beyond the county lines. By 1954, the establishment was processing from 75,000 to 100,000 bushels of cucumbers annually and employed 35 to 50 people year-round with additional staff seasonally. Products included sweet pickles, sweet gherkins, relish, dill pickles, sour pickles, and more<ref>"Local Pickle Packer," <i>Wayne County Topics</i>, September 1954, p.5</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 09:39, 18 August 2021
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| Former type | Preserves |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Founded | Wooster, Ohio (1897) |
| Defunct | 1958 |
| Headquarters | Plant - Wooster, Ohio; Salting Station - Michigan, United States |
| Number of locations | 2 - Plant - 0000 Spruce St., Wooster, Ohio, Salting Station - Michigan |
| Key people | 1905 - Purchased by a group of farmers: F. A. Warner; James Q. Snyder; and others |
Locations
- 0000 Spruce St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
City Directories
Comprehensive History
The Wooster Preserving Company, founded in 1897, focused its activity on processing and packing pickles with supplies bought as much as possible from Wayne County growers, though as the business grew it sourced close to half of its supplies from beyond the county lines. By 1954, the establishment was processing from 75,000 to 100,000 bushels of cucumbers annually and employed 35 to 50 people year-round with additional staff seasonally. Products included sweet pickles, sweet gherkins, relish, dill pickles, sour pickles, and more[1].
Slogans
Historical documents
- Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 4.
Timeline
- 1897 - Organized
- 1905 - Purchased by a group of farmers
- 1908 - Incorporated
- 1958 - Closed
Transportation utilized
- Service by both the Pennsylvania and B & O Railroads
Gallery
Business Letterheads
Business Photos
Maps
Sanborn Maps 1898
Sanborn Maps 1905
Sanborn Maps 1911 New Wooster Preserving Co
Sanborn Maps 1923
Sanborn Maps 1930
Sanborn Maps 1930-1945
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
Newspaper ads
Newspaper citations with no attached images
- December 18, 1936: "Wooster Industries: The Wooster Preserving Co." by Arthur Gossard, The Daily Record.
References
- ↑ "Local Pickle Packer," Wayne County Topics, September 1954, p.5
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