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  1. OldTrapCollector
    Was that the stoat that had been at the rabbit?
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    I doubt a mole would cross anything other than earth - just my opinion
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    Professionally spelt wrong on ladder trap page Do prices include postage, if not how much will carriage cost for each item if they cannot be collected?
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    You might wish to make it look more attractive than just lists of products - with special offers etc Also - you spelt Sundries incorrectly on one tab. Discrete spelt wrong on your squirrel box. Spelling mistakes don't look professional at all. There are capitals heading some sections and lower case in others A 'who we are, and what we can offer' blurb on the splash page might be useful The Larsen Mate - is a different kind of trap - buyers might get confused It is not clear if the Spring Trap is included in the price of the 'Discrete Squirrel Trap' You cannot read the text
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    I would be pleased to have done that, great skill to have
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    I wonder how long it would take for them to modify, test and market them? Can we expect to see them available for sale in the next few months or next year, do you think?
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    Cast iron scissor traps were being made by the Midlands foundries in the 1800s
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    You never know - I was at an auction once where two broken and rusted-beyond-hope common gin traps sold for over 200 - people are so unpredictable, one can never account for idiocy
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    If it sells, I am going to be a millionaire selling mine!
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    I think any 'Pro's' would be most reluctant to give all of the game away Bryn, especially on a public forum. Just MHO
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    Bryn - I hope your spelling on the cards was better than on the title of this post!
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    Always nice to see old traps, surprised to see the two US made traps in with them though
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    And I gave you the benefit of having some taste Matt - she was nasty piece of work ...
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    Springer already did try this on a trap produced for a very short time - I have a friend with one, if I can get a pic I will post it - it would explain better than words
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    Very true Matt, I know who made the mole traps, and you're right - he did leave! And he is dead now anyway 'She' was a spiteful thing though, insanely protective and jealous of anything
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    Steve, whilst I am truly fascinated by the work and inventions of the late Alan Fenn and his quirky traps, he did not fully understand the engineering principles - he just knew what worked The side by side double spring works well on his flat trap, but would not be as useful on a curved base plate of a Duffus I don't think
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    Matt - why do you think the holes have got bigger? To accommodate the bigger loops perhaps? The gap between the spring coils has also decreased to allow for the longer wires to fit on the same size base, it appears. I do think there is value in adjusting the setting pin pivot, as explained in an earlier post though - worth them considering that if they don't already in the new manufacture - a reliable trap that can be safely set, but retains its sensitivity has to be a positive improvement IMO
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    Be careful - before you know it, you start to dream about them and others can consider your interest in rust and chains to be quite unhealthy!
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    I am no engineer but I do understand the logic of the pivot/lever - the setting pin is fixed at one end obviously, but where the pressure of the sprung loop strikes it will directly influence the pressure applied at the other end (the trigger). If the loop is closer to the fixed end the pressure at the trigger end will be less - I wonder if modification or experimentation in this would permit an easier to set trap, with a more sensitive, and more easily fired trigger? Also, and I don't fully understand why, the setting pin on the original traps is a much higher diameter than the setting lo
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    No, it wa smade by Eliza Tinsley (e Tinsley & Co), Cradley Heath, Staffs (now West Mids)
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    Here is the Fenn double loop trap - flat, not curved, perhaps it is why it wasn't around for so long? Anyone got one that they could donate to my museum??
  22. OldTrapCollector
    Stop teasing me Phil, and empty your inbox!
  23. OldTrapCollector
    Patience grasshopper ...
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    Barrel length is 6 inches (15cm) exactly, just under 2 1/2 inches (62mm) between the sides, and the measurement over the dome of the barrel - one side to the other is 4 1/2 inches (110mm)
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    He has clearly mistaken the McPherson mole trap and the J Duffus traps, as the McPherson examples known, as well as the patent are all made from wood
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