tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post7064208147524207468..comments2007-11-29T17:18:07.131-08:00Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957abramsv@gmail.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-6715185342422398032007-11-28T00:49:00.000-08:002007-11-28T00:49:00.000-08:00The pig-thing is for fixing an animal (usually cows / pigs) while cutting their hoofs/claws. On the swiss countryside (where I live), the "Klauenschneider" (claw-cutter) is a common profession - a man with a device as on the picture mounted on a trailer moving from farm to farm!phil hofstetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08497902826021503955noreply@blogger.com