Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
99.21.044
Accession#:
99.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Trap
Title:
Jaw Type Animal Trap, No 2, Teeth w/ Anchoring Chain & Ring
Date:
1940
Description:
Jaw type animal trap with 4.25 inch jaw opening. One 7.25 inch spring arm. Release mechanism has 2.5 inch diameter plate with 1.75 inch release catch. Trap base arm 1 inch by 5.25 inches. Jaws have 6 teeth, 3 on each side of under side of jaw. Jaws attached to base of trap by two 0.5 inch pins on one side and machined fittings on other end. Chain attaches to trap by welded swivel and line attached to spring arm.
Inscription: Engraved into trap release plate: "NO. 2 / PAT" in center of plate.
"NEWHOUSE" around upper half of plate
"ONEIDA COMMUNITY, N.Y." around lower edge of plate — barely visible.
Notes:
Collected and preserved by Thomas S. Parke.
Collected in northern SE Alaska, likely from abandoned homestead, fox farm or just found in woods. Part of trap collection of T.S. Parke.
Search Terms:
Subsistence
Trapping
T&E
Land Animal
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Jaw Type Animal Trap, No 2, TeJaw Type Animal Trap, No 2, Te
Jaw Type Animal Trap, No 2, TeJaw Type Animal Trap, No 2, Te
Jaw Type Animal Trap, No 2, TeJaw Type Animal Trap, No 2, Te