Object number
84/6
Description
Wasp trap made of glass and shaped like a spherical bottle, with the open base raised on three short legs.
This is a wasp trap made of glass and shaped like a spherical bottle, with the open base raised on three short legs. It is cracked in places. Beer or some other fluid attractive to wasps would be put in the bottom of the trap to attract them. The wasps would enter and then not be able to find a way out.
Physical description
1 wasp trap: glass; fair condition- cracked
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: WASP-TRAP // Accession number: 84/6 // Classification: DOMESTIC // Negative number: // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Misses V. & J. Merrick, [...], November 1983 // Store: small object // Condition: fair - cracked // Recorder, date: JMB 24.1.84 // Description: A spherical glass container with three short legs and a small cap on the narrow neck. // Dimensions: Height: 20.0cm Diameter: 14.0cm // Associated information: Beer or some other fluid attractive to wasps would be put in the bottom of the trap to attract the wasps which would not then be able to find a way out. // References:'
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