- Date
- 1950 – 1966
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1022
- Description
- Handmade wire box trap, spring loaded door. Wood base 27.0x14.7x2.0; 0.2 dia. wire frame and ends attached to sides of base, thinner, wavey wire encloses the box. 21.0 cm long spring attached to both ends. Sliding wire handles each end. 12.5 cm long wire handle centretop, hanging wire hook ins…
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- Title
- Mouse Trap
- Date
- 1950 – 1966
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 14.7 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade wire box trap, spring loaded door. Wood base 27.0x14.7x2.0; 0.2 dia. wire frame and ends attached to sides of base, thinner, wavey wire encloses the box. 21.0 cm long spring attached to both ends. Sliding wire handles each end. 12.5 cm long wire handle centretop, hanging wire hook inside, numerous wire pieces twisted and looped. 4 nails (without heads) near each inside corner on base. Painted on bottom:"Boswell".
- Subject
- households
- pest control
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Lefroy, Calgary, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1022
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