N° d'objet
62/265
Description
This is a steel scissor-type mole trap, consisting of a tongue-like trigger which, when struck by a mole, causes the jaws to spring shut and kill the animal instantly. This trap was used on South Farm at Carleton Rode, Norfolk in the early 1920s.
Description physique
1 mole trap: metal; good condition
Historique d'archive
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'TRAP (MOLE) // Steel Mole Traps // These succeeded the wooden type // [pencil sketch] // They were in use in the early twenties, as I used to set them on my father's farm. The wooden types were also still in use at that time, but soon were superseded by the steel traps completely. From South Farm, Carleton Rode, Norfolk.'
Date
1920 - 1925
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4437.tif - High resolution image
