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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
EMMETT C. PECOR AND FREDERICK W. BARTLETT, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS;
SAID BARTLETT ASSIGNOR TO SAID PECOR.
CANNING SHRIMPS AND OTHER FISH.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,347, dated April 6, 1880.
Application filed Agust 13, 1879.To all "whom it mcay cencern.:
Be it known that we, EMMLTT C. PECOR
and FREDEICKc W. BARTLEJrT, of Galveston,
Texas, have ;nvented an Improvement in Pre-
5 serving Shrimps and other Fish, of which the
following is a specification.
Our invention relates to the canning of
shrimps and, other like shell-fish, and has for
its object the better preservation of the fish and
1o greater expedition and cheapness in canning.
Heretofore it has been the practice, in can-
ning shrimps and like shell-fish, to inclose the
fish in a bag made of apme textile fabric, to
place the bag containing ,the fish within an or-
15 dinary tin can, and then tog ubjeet the can and
its contents to the ordinary boiling and mode
of treatment such as are ordinarily used in
canning vegetable and animal substances.
This mode of treatment, when applied to the
20 preservation of shrimps, is to a certain extent
defective, for the reason that certain acids or
acidulous substances existing in or generated
from the fish attack the tin of the can, and
thereby impart to the contents an unpleasant
25 taste, greatly affecting the quality of the focd
thus preserved.
The first part of our invention has for its
object to obviate this difficulty; and it con-
sists in lining the can with a coating of as-
30o phaltmn cement. This coating we form of
any good quality of asphaltum dissolved in
any solvent suitable for the purpose. When
the solution is of proper consistency for con-
venient application we coat in any convenient
35 way the whole interior of the can therewith,
and also apply a coating to the inside of the
cover, which has been previously fitted to the
can. The coating within the can and upon
the cover is then thoroughly dried, and the
40 can is then ready to receive its contents.
This coating effectually protects the metal of
the can from the action of any acids or acid-
ulous substances, and we have found by care-
ful and thorough experiments that it serves to
45 preserve the shrimps perfectly fresh and sweet.
Besides its quality of resistance to the action
of acids, it is tough and flexible, and does not
break when the can, as often happens, is in-
dented or bent.
50 In carrying out the second part of our in-vention, instead of the ordinary bag of textile
material which has heretofore been used to in-
close the shrimps, we have found that a cheaper
and better substitute may be made from pa-
per, which we prepare and apply in the fol- 55
lowing manner: The paper being first coated
with a hot solution of paraffine, (or kindred
substance, paraffine being the best,) we cut
from any suitable kind of paper two disks just
large enough to fit into the can. We then cut 60o
another strip of paper in width just equal to
the interior depth of the can, and long enough,
when placed within the can, to cover the in-
terior surface. We then place one disk of pa-
per upon the bottom of the can, the interior 65
surface having been previously coated, as
heretofore described. We nextplace the strip
of paper which is to cover the walls of the can
in proper position, then fill the can with the
shrimps, put in place the paper cover, then 70
solder upon the can the tin covering. The
subsequent treatment is in accordance with
the well-known practice in canning vegetable
and animal substances. This paper lining is
much more cheaply and expeditiously applied 75
than the cloth bags heretofore used, as no sew-
ing is required.
We have found, also, that the larger intes-
tines of animals may be utilized for this pur-
pbse by thoroughly cleansing andcuttiugthem 8o
of proper length. They may be closed at the
lower\end by tying in the ordinary manner.
Referring to the accompanying drawing,
which represents a can with the cover in place
and one side partly broken away, A is the 85
outer shell of 'netal. The bituminous coating
is represented at' b and the paper at c.
Manifestly the (proportions of the can may
be changed without departing from the spirit
of our invention. 90
We are aware that wooden cans and boxes
have heretofore been ,known with a lining of
asphalt or paraffine, aid we are also aware
that tin cans have.been l rietofore lined with
copal varnish. We do not, therefore, broadly 95
claim the lining of cans with asphaltum with-
out regard to the material of which the can is
made, and distinctly limit our claim to the
flexible lining described, which, as hcietofore
stated, when joined with thin-metal can?, has oo
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Pecor, Emmett C. & Bartlett, F. W. CANNING SHRIMPS AND OTHER FISH., patent, April 6, 1880; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169979/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.