University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
76/310
Description
This is a small single-spring gin type trap with semi-circular toothed jaws used for catching rabbits and rats. The origins of this item is unknown.
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Gin trap // iron // Mr W. Yeo, Swallowfield, Reading’
Object name
Trap, gin
Associated subject
HUNTING : trapping
Rat
Rabbit
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13896.tif - High resolution image