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Nippit,

Procter Brothers (Manufacturer)

Nippit' mouse trap designed/made/sold by Procter Brothers 1936–1954. A flat snap type mouse trap, which kills the mouse by breaking its back.
The 'Nippit' mouse trap was designed manufactured and sold by Procter Brothers 1936–1954. It is a flat snap type mouse trap, which kills the mouse by breaking its back. The ‘Nippit’ has an aluminium base.

Mouse trap: metal

See Figure 21b, p.35, in 'British Mouse Traps and their Makers' by David Drummond, 2008., The 83 mouse traps and 2 mole traps in this collection were acquired by David Drummond during the course of his research into the history of mouse traps. David Drummond is a zoologist who spent much of his professional life in advice and research on the control of rodents. Since retiring as the Ministry of Agriculture’s Chief Scientific Officer in charge of the Central Science Laboratories concerned with Plant Pests and Diseases in 1988, he has published many articles and books about mouse traps, their inventors and manufacturers, including ‘British Mouse Traps and their Makers’ (Mouse Trap Books, Dorking 2008). For further information, see http://www.mousetrapbooks.com.

Wales

1936 - 1954