Clap trap best present this Christmas

[john b 38]

Very nice example you have there.

 

I have something similar, larger but nothing like as elegant

 

[OldTrapCollector 377]

John - Any chance of seeing a couple more pics of that one sprung so I can see the mechanism - I will tell you what it is then?

 

OTC

[john b 38]

I know for a fact it has some Cornish heritage in it's provenance

 

[OldTrapCollector 377]

I know for a fact it has some Cornish heritage in it's provenance

 

As I thought - that one was made for Quadtag which is what became of the legendary Gilbertson & Page company from Hertford

 

It was sold during the 's and 90's and is a copy of the earlier produced 'Hoodie' Crow traps

 

I am still not sure how they got away with using a 'spring trap for birds' which is a contravention of the Act which got so many other trap makers into trouble

 

OTC

[ianrob 2]

I know for a fact it has some Cornish heritage in it's provenance

 

As I thought - that one was made for Quadtag which is what became of the legendary Gilbertson & Page company from Hertford

 

It was sold during the 's and 90's and is a copy of the earlier produced 'Hoodie' Crow traps

 

I am still not sure how they got away with using a 'spring trap for birds' which is a contravention of the Act which got so many other trap makers into trouble

 

OTC

 

 

Nice trap, would it have had a piece of wood as a perch fitted to the flat piece next to the magazine in the first pic, or is the plate for attaching a bait.

[OldTrapCollector 377]

Nice trap, would it have had a piece of wood as a perch fitted to the flat piece next to the magazine in the first pic, or is the plate for attaching a bait.

 

It would have been baited with an egg

 

OTC

[ianrob 2]

Nice trap, would it have had a piece of wood as a perch fitted to the flat piece next to the magazine in the first pic, or is the plate for attaching a bait.

 

It would have been baited with an egg

 

OTC

 

 

Makes sense. Thanks for the info.

[Hinksy1 0]

Very nice, I've got a few complete clap traps here with the original netting and everything (I really must get my photobook working)!

 

Ben

Edited December 28, 2008 by Hinksy1

[comanche 3,038]

Here you go Comanche -

 

Illustrations from a 1914 trap makers catalogue (Aurouze Paris) showing your trap. I can be sure because of the size and the additional bar above the spring on one side to fix the net away from the spring coils.

 

 

This is the same trap (and illustration) from a later 1925 catalogue showing the period it was made

 

 

That Irish thread that Netter has there is the same stuff I used to make my net - the original ones would have been handmade netting sheets cut down to fit the the trap but I have made them this way and by knitting direct to the trap for a bespoke net which looks better but is complicated to do. Please post pictures when it's done so I can see.

 

If I can be of further assistance please don't hesitate to ask

 

OTC

Thank you so much OTC and Netter. Could'nt have a more positive identification than the above pictures .