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Description: | A mouse trap of a basic design and rough execution (in Lincolnshire described as 'A bit agricultural'); A rough hewn rebate in a block of wood has a pin protuding into it for bait to be attached; In front of the rebate sits a lever which is sprung by a basic mechanism (this is restrained, at the end away from the fulcrum, by a vertical trammel) ; Raised into position above the entrance to the hole, and consequently placing the expansion spring into compression, it is attached to a 'trigger' (the baiting pin providing the other element of the trigger mechanism); Once activated by the mouse the lever would be forced downward across the spine of the mouse; It is unlikely that this would have the necessary energy to kill the mouse outright and consequently the little rodent would need subsequent despatching. | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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