Inventarnummer
52/279
Beschreibung
This spring jawed gin trap was used in the Aylesbury district of Buckinghamshire. It has spring-release serrated jaws and a central bait pan. It is stamped with the inscriptions '51711' and '1X1'.
Physische Beschaffenheit
1 hawk trap: metal; worn
HAWK TRAP<br>This trap was used to capture hawks around the Aylesbury district of Buckinghamshire, likely before 1904 when such traps were made illegal. The inscriptions ‘1×1’ and ‘51711’ are stamped along the edge. Such traps were often used in areas with commercial fisheries to protect fish from predators.<br><br>Although harmful bird traps such as these are now illegal, sixteen cases of illegal trapping were reported to the RSPB in 2015. Trapping hawks for falconry is still permitted, but requires a government license which are rarely issued. Falconry birds are usually bred in captivity.<br><br>MERL 52/279
Bestandsgeschichte
Letter, Donor to Mr Higgs, 23 October 1952 - '... I am afraid I cannot tell you a lot about the objects I brought in, except that they all were picked up in the vicinity of Buckingham or Aylesbury. ...'
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