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Carcass hanger, a yoke for hanging slaughtered pigs. It was used on the farm at Sackers Green, Suffolk. Also called 'gambrels' or 'buckers'.
This carcass hanger is a wooden yoke for hanging slaughtered pigs. It was used on the farm at Sackers Green, Suffolk. In Suffolk, pig hangers were also called 'gambrels' or 'buckers'. The ends of this hanger each have four ridges, which accommodated different sizes of pig. There is a round notch on the underside of the middle of the yoke where it was balanced on a cross bar or beam of the ceiling.

1 pig carcase hanger: wood1 pig carcase hanger: wood: good condition