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Image of Salmon can making device, 1878
1970.4988
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Salmon can making device, 1878

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Before there was machinery to make fish cans, workers might use this hand tool. This particular device was found in a salmon cannery in Klawak, Alaska.
ID Number: 1970.4988
Date: Circa 1878
Physical Description: 1 Tool, Canning; glass, metal; 9.5 in.H x 14.25 in.W x 5.5 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1970.4988
Subjects: Fish and Fishing, Businesses and Corporations, Alaska

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