Iron Chink Machine

BC Historical Documents

Iron Chink Machine Doyle, Henry, 1874-1961

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Speech or writing detailing the associated fees for buying or renting an "Iron Chink," a fish butchering machine.

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Title	Iron Chink Machine
Creator	Doyle, Henry, 1874-1961
Date Created	[between 1901 and 1956]
Description	Speech or writing detailing the associated fees for buying or renting an "Iron Chink," a fish butchering machine.
Extent	2 pages
Subject	Fish canneries; Canned fish industry; Fisheries; Fish canneries--Equipment and supplies; Canada--Race relations; Chinese--Canada; Race discrimination--Canada
Genre	Addresses; Manuscripts
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	This machine was given its colloquial name, "Iron Chink", in reference to the fact that it replaced labor previously done by Chinese workers. It reflects a history of discrimination and segregation in the canning industry and in British Columbia at-large.
Identifier	RBSC-ARC-1171-5-7-5; RBSC_ARC_1171_05_07_005
Collection	B.C. Historical Documents Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Henry Doyle fonds. Speeches and writings. RBSC-ARC-1171-5-7-5
Date Available	2018-08-07
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=3156917
DOI	10.14288/1.0369842
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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