Robison of San Francisco

Overview

• Industryanimal trade¹
• HeadquartersSan Francisco¹

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Robison of San Francisco was a family-owned bird and animal importer, pet-supply producer, and retail pet shop that began operating during the California Gold Rush and endured until at least 1989. As the Saturday Evening Post put it in 1953, "from the turn of the century to the [19]20s the Robison store was the world center for the big-animal trade." In the early part of the 20th century Robison was a "clearinghouse for animals arriving on ships from Asia" but as late as 1968, Robison bought and sold "elephants, tigers, lions, and other big game animals for zoos, promotional work, and other us²

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