Trap, Bear
- Object Name:
- Trap, Bear
- Object ID:
- 1994.503
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- circa 1650
- Description:
- Animal trap, wrought iron. Probably owned by Joseph Dow (1639-1703) of Hampton, NH. Hinged plate in center, 5" x 7", with two irregular edges. Frame has hinged pin to hold plate in place when set. Two long, thin leaf springs attached to main shaft at one end, with sliding collar to control tension. Iron roughly wrought, pitted, and corroded, but stable and intact.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-2.25 W-9.25 L-30.75 inches
- Provenance:
- This is probably the trap referred to in "The Book of Dow," 1929, p. 89, as that owned by Joseph Dow (1639-1703) of Hampton, NH: "There is preserved in the N.H. Historical Society a steel trap, belonging to him, the first ever imported into America. Muskrat and mink fur was abundant in Hampton."
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Dow, Joseph (1639-1703)
- Subjects:
- Animal traps, Bears, Minks
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