Iron Chink

IRON CHINK was the name given to the Smith Butchering Machine, a tool for butchering SALMON that was introduced in BC canneries in 1906. Developed in Seattle by E.A. Smith, it greatly accelerated the SALMON CANNING process. The name is a reference to the many CHINESE cannery workers made redundant by the machine.

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