Public abattoirs and cattle markets / from the German of Oscar Schwarz ; edited by G.T. Harrap and Loudon M. Douglas.

  • Schwarz, Oscar.
Date:
1902
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Credit: Public abattoirs and cattle markets / from the German of Oscar Schwarz ; edited by G.T. Harrap and Loudon M. Douglas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the small beasts’, pigs’, and large cattle slaughterhouses.) In slaughterhouses for small animals there are only trestles (killing blocks) and frames of hooks for hanging up the meat. The most populär of the former are illustrated in fig. 32, Fig. 28. ]iane ’4‘ I hese are made of oak or ash, and well coated with varnish. Oak is not so suitable as ash. A piece must he cut out for the neck, as is shown in the illustration. Little trestles pro- wded with wheels and a handle are much used in some of the slaughterhouses.