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Description: | Smooth jawed pole trap used for catching hawks, owls or other large birds. It could also be made with a toothed jaw. It was designed to be fixed to a pole ( hence the name) so that the birds could fly into it, attracted to the bait on the bait pan, rather than fixed to the ground to catch other animals. This is why the trap has no chain. The pressure of the bird's weight on the bait pan would cause the spring holding the jaws open to be released, forcing the jaws shut and traping the bird.
Pole trap with smooth jaws and no chain. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Metalwork Black Country Local history Pest control Hunting Industry | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | James Roberts | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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