Employees at the Chelsea Casing Company c1930. The factory was located in Argyle Ave on the corner of Scotch Parade. These companies were engaged in collecting the gut of animals slaughtered at country abattoirs and using it to manufacture high quality tennis strings, sausage casings and medical sutures. Lorna , a former employee described the process. “The gut was cleaned by men in one room and then brought to a second where it was cut into ten yard lengths. Before being cut it was about thirty yards long. The length was then placed on a long nozzle and water poured into it. The gut was graded into different sizes or standards using gauges. Anything that was holey was rejected and sent to the Casing Works where it was made into tennis strings or sutures.”Four black and white photo of of the employees at Chelsea Gut Factory sitting in front of the factory.chelsea, workers, pacific by products, argyle avenue, gut factory

The factory was located in Argyle Ave on the corner of Scotch Parade. These companies were engaged in collecting the gut of animals slaughtered at country abattoirs and using it to manufacture high quality tennis strings, sausage casings and medical sutures. Lorna , a former employee described the process. “The gut was cleaned by men in one room and then brought to a second where it was cut into ten yard lengths. Before being cut it was about thirty yards long. The length was then placed on a long nozzle and water poured into it. The gut was graded into different sizes or standards using gauges. Anything that was holey was rejected and sent to the Casing Works where it was made into tennis strings or sutures.”One black and white photo of four directors of the Country Service Casing Factory, Mr Aurish, Mr Stan Cook, Mr Northfield, Mr Brunstein. Three black and white photos of the factory buildings and surrounds of the factory.chelsea, workers, directors, pacific by products, aurish, mr northfield, mr brunstein, stan cook, argyle ave, gut factory

A wooden racquet with a 13 inch head. Inscription across throat of obverse reads: NARRAGANSETT/THIRTY. Company trademark across throat of reverse: NARRAGANSETT MACHINE CO./.../"LIVE-WOOD"/PAWTUCKET, R.I. Brown leather butt cap has company monogram 'NMCO STANDARD' stamped in gold, however, the address featured is that of its former Providence, R.I. factory. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, String, Gut, Plastic, Cloth tapetennis