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Vintage Townsend Fish Skinner Scaler Fish Scale Remover Made USA Metal.

The Townsend Fish Skinner, as depicted in the image, was manufactured by the Townsend Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa. Ray Townsend invented the Frank-a-Matic, a machine that revolutionized the sizzling dog industry, but the exact year of production for the fish skinner is not explicitly mentioned in the provided context. However, the presence of "U.S. PAT. NO. 2547933" on the device indicates that it was likely produced after the patent was granted. A search for the patent number might reveal the exact date, but without that information, it can be inferred that the skinner was made sometime after 1951, the year this patent was granted.