A New or Improved Process for Preserving Fish, Meat, and other Victuals.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1887
Complete Left, 29th Mar., 1888.
Complete Accepted, 4th May, 1888
A New or Improved Process for Preserving Fish, Meat, and
other Victuals.
I, JOHAN FREDERIK VILHELM STEENBERG, Consul, Knight of Dannebrog,
Voernedamevej No. 5 Copenhagen, Denmark, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention, to be as follows:-
The new process for the preserving of fish is distinguished by being extremely
plain, cheap and practical without use of special means of cooling or refrigeration
such as ice, cold air etc., its effectiveness is such, that it is possible even in the warmest
season to occupy several days in the dispatch of fresh fish and after such a dispatch
to keep the fish uncorrupted for some days.
The essential feature of the process is, that the fish, as quickly as possible after
drawing out the water, is either directly put into a material more or less antiseptic,
dry pulverized, which besides its antiseptic quality prevents the access of atmospheric
air to the fish by its pulverisation, so as to hinder the formation of ferment and of
bacteries, or the fish is killed and cleaned in the ordinary manners and then put it
into the said antiseptic material.
The fish may be washed in either case.
As the best antiseptic means peat-dust or charcoal are used, the first being most
easy and cheap to procure.
The fish can be packed up directly in the peat-dust, but to keep its clean appearance
and yet not prevent the antiseptic effect of the peat-dust, it can be isolated by water-
tight, porous or unsized paper either in layers or every fish separately. In some cases
water tight (not air tight) stuff is also practicable.
Instead of peat dust and charcoal rice-husks, saw-dust and the like can also be
employed, even if these materials are not in possession of antiseptic qualities, but only
advantageous by keeping away the atmospheric air from the fish.
The described process can also profitably be employed for preserving of other
victuals or of slightly salted, half-dried or smoked victuals.
Dated this 20th day of June 1887

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A. New or Improved Process for Preserving Fish, Meat, and
other Victuals.
I, JOHAN FREDERIK VILHELM STEENBERG Consul, Knight of Dannebrog
Copenhagen Voernedamevej No. 5, in the Kingdom of Denmark do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
The advantages of the new process consist in its being extremely plain cheap and
practical without use of special means for cooling or refrigeration such as ice, cold
air etc. and its effectiveness is such that even in the warmest weather it is possible to
occupy several days in the despatch of fish etc. preserved as hereinafter described and
also to keep the saine fresh for a further period of several days.
The essential feature of the process is that the fish, either directly after it is drawn
out of the water or after a preliminary cleaning in the usual manner is placed or
packed in a more or less antiseptic material in a dry and powdered state the material
being powdered so that the access of atmospheric air to the fish is prevented and the
formation of ferment or of bacteries or the like is therefore hindered.
The fish may be washed out in either case.
As an antiseptic material peat dust or charcoal may be used, the former being
preferred by reason of its being cheaper and more easily procurable.
The fish may be packed up in direct contact with the peat dust or charcoal, but to
keep its clean appearance without detriment to the antiseptic effect of the peat dust
or charcoal, the fish may be isolated by porous or unsized paper either in layers or
each fish separately. In some cases waterproof but not air tight stuff or paper may
be used.
Instead of peat dust or charcoal rice husks sawdust or the like can be employed
even if such materials be not possessed of antiseptic qualities but are useful only in
keeping atmospheric air from the fish.
The process can also be employed for the preserving of other victuals or of slightly
salted, half dried or smoked victuals.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is ;-
The process for preserving fish or other victuals, consisting in packing the same in
porous paper or fabric and then putting it into peat dust.
Dated this 8th dow of Ma2 1000