Title: Gambrel

Identifier: Tobacco Farm Life Museum   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13961)

Description: Gambrel, a thick, handmade piece of wood used in the butchering of a hog. The gambrel would have pierced the legs of the hog and been used to hang the hog vertically from the hog stand while the farmer butchered it. The accompanying video demonstrates how the gambrel was used and depicts a hog stand as well. Date approximated.