Pig Breakers at Coltness Iron Works, early 1900s

These men are breaking pigs into two before loading them onto railway wagons. The man on the left is standing above a triangular cast iron block onto which he will drop the pig he is holding to break it.

Museum reference:
LocalStudies-24
Associated with:
Coltness Iron Co · Newmains, Scotland
Materials:
Paper

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