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Title: gin trap [Go to resource]
Description: An iron gin trap with base plate 'trigger' mechanism attached to the stock bar via the bridge, bow spring lever and toothed jaws; The jaws are closed upon activation by the movement of the spring eye upward over the standards of the opposing jaws (which the eye encompassess) trapping the animal by the leg; A 'staking' chain and metal stake is attached to this item. Source: Lincolnshire County Council Identifier: http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... Go to resource More Like this...
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