We sell Primitives and Antiques direct from the farm.
What is it? It's a Pig Scraper
Back in the old days everybody raised pigs. You could send them out
to be butchered or you could do it yourself. After the pig was killed
and the blood saved (all parts of the pig were used in something) you
would haul the pig to a tub of hot (150-160 F) water and brush the pigs
hair with a long-handled brush to agitate the bristles while the pig is
in the hot water. After 5 minutes or so, you would haul the pig out
onto the table and scrape the bristles hard and furiously with your
scraping tools shown above. If the bristles do not come off easily
with your scaper you would have to dip the pig again. NOw these items
are used for decorations and this one is a nice primitive. The one
pictured was found a small farm auction in PA. These are the types of
items we sell at Holly Hill Anriiques. If you need one of these send us an email and we will see if we can help. We specialize in Pennsylvania and Virginia farm primitives and farm implements. We also offer Primitive tools and instruments, Primitive furniture, glassware and collectibles, and thousands of items on our online store. We have a large selection of vintage hunting and fishing items as well as a large selection of vintage sporting equipment. We have the largest selection on kitchen collectibles in the area with most of these in our online store as well. We sell anything that came from the farm at our farm. Each week we travel to the "auctions" to find those hard to find items and old farm specialties. It's fun to decorate with Primitives and we are your source. We can help.
If we can help in any way - please contact me at order@hollyhill.biz or pick up the phone and call 804-695-1146.