Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
99.21.047
Accession#:
99.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Trap
Title:
Jaw Type Animal Trap w/ Anchoring Chain
Date:
1940
Description:
Coil spring leaf type animal trap with anchoring chain. Approximately 3 inches by 3 inch trap release plate. Two 1.5 inch coil springs. Trap jaws rectangular and made of 0.5 inch wide iron stock. 10 0.25 inch anchoring chain attached to trap with iron "S" hook. 1.75 inch diameter steel ring attached to opposite end of chain. 0.5 inch by 2.375 inch iron tool attached to iron ring. Chain links of approximately 14 gauge iron wire.
Inscription: Engraved on trap release plate:
"KLEFLOCK KILLER / PAT / NO. 1 / MADE IN U S A / KLEFFMAN LOCKSNARE CO / HIBBING MINN"
Inscription: Engraved on trap release plate:
"KLEFLOCK KILLER / PAT / NO. 1 / MADE IN U S A / KLEFFMAN LOCKSNARE CO / HIBBING MINN"
Notes:
Collected and preserved by Thomas S. Parke. Collected in northern SE Alaska, likely from abandoned homestead, fox farm, mining property or just found in woods. Part of trap collection of T.S. Parke.
Search Terms:
Subsistence
Trapping
T&E
Land Animal
Trapping
T&E
Land Animal
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Jaw Type Animal Trap w/ Anchor
Jaw Type Animal Trap w/ Anchor
Jaw Type Animal Trap w/ Anchor
Jaw Type Animal Trap w/ Anchor