David Elmer Hocker was listed as a baker in the 1910 US census and as a baker for the Butter Pretzel Baking Co. in 1930. According to the above photo, David Hocker was the proprietor of the Butter Pretzel Baking Co. in Harrisburg. His sons were also employees of the company in 1930.
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Kris Hocker, "Photo: David Elmer Hocker Butter Pretzel Baking Co. Truck," /genealogy the genealogy & family research site of Kris Hocker, modified 4 Jan 2010 (http://www.krishocker.com/photo-david-elmer-hocker-butter-pretzel-baking-co-truck/ : accessed 23 May 2013).Content copyright © Kris Hocker. Please do not copy without prior permission, attribution, and link back to this page.

15 May 2009 at 10:25 am | Permalink |
I recently picked op a large tin that says “butter bretzel (with a b) baking co, harrisburg pa. Its kinda square and about the size and shape of an old milk box that used to sit on my porch. Is this from your co, and how was it used?
thanks
bill