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At the Steveston fish cannery at the turn of the 20th C, the Chinese butchers working on the line could clean 10 fish a minute each, before sending the meat on for canning. The butchers were named the “Singing Knives” and paid $17 a month for their skill. (1/3)On twitter.com
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2/3 But the cannery owner fired them all and replaced them with a machine that could clean a fish every second. Look at the name of the Canadian-invented device, located near the top above the circular part:Permalink On twitter.com
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3/3 I first learned about this machine a few years ago when I saw David HT Wong talk about his new book, a “graphic history of the Chinese in North America.” But today I got to see it with my own eyes, displayed right at the entrance of the cannery museum. ricepapermagazine.ca/2016/06/book-review-escape-to-gold-mountain/Permalink On twitter.com