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| Nom de l'objet : | press |
| Type de l'objet : | fish |
| Classification de l'objet : | man-made artefact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | tools & equipment for materials |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | food processing tools & equipment |
| Discipline : | anthropology history local history maritime history material culture |
| Matériaux : | metal, iron wood paint adhesive |
| Technique de fabrication : | cast sawn painted adhered planed |
| Numéro de catalogue : | 2003.1.41 |
| Nom ou numéro du modèle : | 442 ? |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada ? |
| Continent d'origine : | North America ? |
| Province d'utilisation : | Newfoundland and Labrador pre-confederation Newfoundland |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | Canadian ? |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | North American ? |
| Contexte culturel : | fish processing |
| Date de fin de production : | P 1960 |
| Période : | first half of 20th century |
| Description : | The fish press has a green metal frame. Four red metal bolts and a black metal screw running through the top of the frame fasten a four way handle at the very top of the press to a metal and wooden disc just below the top of the frame. Turning the handle moves the screw and disc towards the bottom of the press, where a barrel of fish would be placed. This compresses the fish into the barrel. The whole unit rests on a grey wooden base with barrel rollers for movement. |
| Commentaires : | Fish presses were often operated in an area of a merchant's premises known as a "screw store." This particular press was used by Ashbournes Ltd. The Ashbourne firm was the dominant fishing business in Twillingate and the surrounding area during the first half of the twentieth century. William Ashbourne ran the business until 1922 when Thomas G.W. Ashbourne took over. In addition to running the business, T.G.W. Ashbourne also had a lengthy political career in both provincial and federal politics. Presses similar to this one were used in other regions that also exported dried fish, such as Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. In some areas, where electricity was available, electrically-powered fish presses were used beginning in the early twentieth century. In 1960, a fish plant which processed frozen fish opened in Twillingate. Subsequently, most fish was frozen instead of dried, eliminating the need for items associated with dried fish production, like this fish press. |
| Fonctions : | This fish press was used at Ashbournes Ltd. in Twillingate for compressing dried salt cod into casks. Two people operated the press, one on each side, turning the handle clockwise, until the pressure packed the fish to the weight required for selling the cask of fish. |
| Hauteur : | 181 |
| Largeur : | 89 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | press |
| Objets associés : | see also 2003.1.37a-d 2003.1.47 2003.63.120a-c 2003.1.56 |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | 442 |
| Établissement : | Durrell Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Durrell |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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