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1. Canning at portable canneries, circa 1932
Canning at portable canneries, circa 1932
2. Portable cannery
Portable cannery
Description
Canning green beans using portable wood-fired cannery, circa 1930.
3. Portable cannery, Linn County, circa 1932
Portable cannery, Linn County, circa 1932
4. Portable cannery exhaust box, circa 1932
Portable cannery exhaust box, circa 1932
5. Canning cooling device, circa 1932
Canning cooling device, circa 1932
6. Operating cannery, circa 1930
Operating cannery, circa 1930
Description
Photos by Angelus Studio.
7. "Iron chink" in operation
"Iron chink" in operation
Description
This slide represents a catch of salmon on the floor of the cannery. In the larger and more modern plants very specialized machinery is used. The first machine through which the salmon are run is the "iron chink". This removes the head and the fins and opens and cleans the fish. The work is done very rapidly and quite completely. The cleaning, however, must usually be completed by hand, which process removes clotted blood and other waste material.
8. Salmon cleaned by "Iron chink"
Salmon cleaned by "Iron chink"
Description
Comparing the work of the machine and the work done by hand. On the left side of the slide is shown hand work, and on the right side is the work of the machine. The machines does better work. After being completely cleaned, the fish are transferred to the cutting machine, which cuts the fish into pieces of proper size for canning. The knives may be regulated so that blocks may be cut of different sizes for one-pound of two pound cans. The next process is illustrated by the slide.
9. Iron chink at work, Bellingham
Iron chink at work, Bellingham
Description
This represents the "iron chink" in operation, which is more efficient than hand work.
10. Unloading salmon at cannery
Unloading salmon at cannery
Description
The process of canning begins.
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