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Tobacco string
Title: Tobacco string
Identifier: Tobacco Farm Life Museum   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13897)
Description: Tobacco string was one of the most common items on a farm and used for more than stringing tobacco to curing sticks. The museum has several examples of linens, rugs, and even cloths made from this versatile commodity. The video describes how the string was used for stringing tobacco so that it could dry during the curing process. The video also relates how much tobacco was processed in an average day and what an average worker was paid. Date approximated.

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