Object number
57/189
Description
This is a mole trap of the guillotine type design. It has a vertical spring release, with a six-pointed plunger designed to kill the mole instantly. This trap was originally acquired at a sale in Oxford - nothing is known of its history before that.
Physical description
1 mole trap: metal
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Bought among miscellaneous objects at a sale in Oxford. // [pencil sketch]'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2847.tif - High resolution image