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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
A62047-4
Date(s)
- 1951-11-10 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
Founded by John C. Wood, Sr., the Wood Coffee Co. was a Tacoma-based coffee roaster located at 1517 Commerce Street. They placed their product in local groceries such as the Big Bear Store in the Stadium District. In 1951, the coffee sold for 75 cents a pound or two pounds for $1.49. John Wood, Sr. died in March of 1951, and three years later, in 1954, the Wood Coffee Co. was sold to the Mello-Cup Coffee Co. of Seattle. Photograph ordered by Wood Coffee Co.
Wood Coffee Co. (Tacoma); Coffee--Tacoma--1950-1960; Coffee industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Beverage industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wood Coffee Co. (Tacoma); Big Bear Stores (Tacoma);