Gutting quines – or gutter girls – were able to slice and gut fish at a phenomenal rate. The highly skilled workers were expected to process 60 fish a minute.
Here, Rebecca Kendle, museum assistant with Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, tells us more about the hard-working women who would work in small teams and use special sharp knives to process and pack the fish.
Two-Minute Masterpiece is a series featuring the north-east’s art treasures. Telling the stories of these works – and sharing their love for them – are the people who see them every day, the staff at the galleries or museums where they are held.
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Two-Minute Masterpiece: Gutting Quines could process 60 fish in 60 seconds
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